A plan to use oral contraceptives to control grey squirrel populations in the UK is making good progress and could soon be put to the test in field trials, say government scientists. The mass ...

Squirrels are biological pest control agents eating insects such as crickets, butterflies, grasshoppers, and bugs for protein. Rodents like squirrels help in seed dispersal in your garden.

To protect red squirrels and woodlands, gray squirrels have been subject to lethal control for decades. Most are shot while others are trapped and then killed by bludgeoning them to death. photo by ...