An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Scientists ...

Inexpensive to raise and insatiably hungry for trash, black soldier fly larvae are already on the menu for livestock, pets ...

Some see squirrels as adorable, bushy-tailed creatures that run in circles around tree trunks before they finally race up ...

Winter is a busy time at bird feeders—here’s what ornithologists recommend to attract the widest variety of birds.

The Thai Ridgeback is a living piece of history. This rare breed has existed for centuries, yet most people have never heard ...

Happy New Year. As we embark on 2026, here’s a brief guide to the natural year in Georgia: ...

For many years, we’ve been finding black walnut bits on the benches surrounding our campfire circle. I know where the walnuts come from and I know gray squirrels are eating them. Why squirrels like to ...

Wildlife agencies counted 232 squirrels on Mount Graham, about the same as a year ago, which is good news during a drought.

It’s easy to have a love-hate opinion of squirrels. These furry scamps are the clowns of our natural world and aside from entertaining antics, have a lot to offer in our modern urban and suburban ...

PITTSBURGH — It wasn’t long after long-time retailer Orr’s Jewelers started a closing sale for its Squirrel Hill store as part of an impending move to the Strip District that another neighborhood ...

Some members of the St. Clair Shores Michigan Residents Group have posted about seeing a white squirrel this October. White squirrels are not endangered or threatened, but can be rare, according to ...