A dramatic face-off between a squirrel and a rattlesnake at a California wildlife refuge has gone viral after being caught on camera. The showdown happened at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Worsening erosion of the Shell Beach bluffs has pushed the city of Pismo Beach to look at plenty of options to keep the coastal ...

California ground squirrels at a Northern California regional park have become omnivores, turning prey into predators.

Every spring, a new litter of ground squirrels make its way to the surface of Palisades Park, eventually becoming accustomed to people and their delicious handouts. But the city of Santa Monica is ...

The Richardson's ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern Plains. The little creature is also a ferocious tunneler, and it's exasperating the people ...

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Richardson’s ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern Plains. The little creature also is a ferocious tunneler, and it’s ...