The native red squirrels found scurrying around the forests of Britain are harboring a secret. The rodents with a penchant for nuts and pine cones have been found to be carrying multiple strains of ...

Conservationists have hailed the "super-exciting" success of a rare colony of red squirrels discovered on a tree plantation in North Yorkshire. The animals were first identified in January, in a sitka ...

A vaccine is urgently needed to protect Anglesey's red squirrels from a deadly virus, a councillor has said. Cllr Dylan Rees will call for an "urgent" plea to be issued to the Welsh Government to fund ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red squirrels are sadly under threat, and experts warn that without public support, the mammals could face extinction in England.

Campaign launched for endangered red squirrels to get emoji - Numbers have declined from an estimated 3.5 million in the UK just 150 years ago to as low as 120,000.

Adorable footage shows a pair of red squirrel kits born in a safari park which is helping protect the species. The first red squirrel kits to be born at Longleat in Wiltshire for over three years have ...

In nature, it really is survival of the fittest. Photos of a red squirrel and woodpecker have gone viral after they showed the two animals fighting each other for nuts. Karen Crawford took the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

British deer could face the same fate as the red squirrel, experts have warned – as a study reveals they are being outcompeted by a hardier, more aggressive species. Researchers have discovered that ...