Tag: gray squirrels

November 17, 2021

TWS2021: Even rural squirrels consume plastic

With COVID-19 regulations resulting in a greater use of disposable masks and gloves, students were noticing an increase in plastic showing up in trashcans on Concordia College’s campus in northwestern...

September 26, 2018

New England squirrels frustrate farmers

New England’s red (Sciurus vulgaris) and gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) are eating up farmers’ crops since there’s not as much food and acorn crops as last year. Last year, a...

September 5, 2017

JWM study: Contaminated game raises health concerns for hunters

When you buy meat in the supermarket, it’s been subjected to safety testing before being packaged and stacked in the refrigerator case. But hunters who eat game meat may be...