Dogs (and the occasional cat) aren't the only ones to enjoy frolicking in the snow... check out this video of a squirrel working away on the snow day, making sure that balcony is plowed! Maybe the MTA should look in to getting some of these guys to help with subway snow cleanup. more ›

As many have said before, squirrels are just rats with bushy tails. Which makes them so much cuter, and thus worthy of our love and protection! After a series of squirrel maulings in Washington Square park by one woman's two dogs, squirrel fans are saying people need to stand up for the critters' rights. One Brooklyn resident said, "[The squirrels] are so friendly compared to France. And they pose for pictures. You can't just come and kill them." Think of the pictures! more ›

Kenneth Feldman recently became the landlord to a troupe of squirrels, and just emailed to point us towards the website he runs with his wife Michelle, called The Squirrel In Our Window, which documents a family of squirrels living outside of their window in Park Slope. Feldman tells us, "I happen to be both a web designer and a photographer, so I have been documenting the birth and growth of several litters over the last year, and created a website that tells their story." (Someone wants to get a children's book deal!) more ›

In April, Queens fireman Ralph Longo discovered four baby squirrels while putting out a car fire. One baby died, and the mother couldn't be found, but three of the little ones were rescued and taken in by Ladder 129. Then, at the end of his workday, Longo brought them to an animal rehabber in Manhattan, who happens to keep a blog and documented the experience. more ›

Terrifying! There are reportedly tiny, pink, hairless rodents falling out of their nests and, lucky for them, into the hands of rescuers. The Daily News reports that the number of baby squirrels in town has grown, and Sean Casey at Animal Rescue in Windsor Terrace says it's because "The warmer climate is allowing squirrels to breed later into the season, and so they have more babies. That's probably what's been causing the influx." more ›

Astoria's Queensview Co-op is up against some wildlife advocates after hiring a nuisance wildlife control operator (NWCO) to trap and kill squirrels. The Empty Cages Collective is volunteer-run grassroots animal advocacy organization, and they want to put an end to what they deem an "ineffective attempt to manage the squirrel population." more ›

It's a walk-up, but the price is right. City squirrels are enjoying the goodwill of concerned citizens and the Parks Dept., who cooperated to install squirrel houses in City Hall Park. Mark Garvin had five of the boxes, which measure about a foot around, built with soft pine for several hundred dollars a piece--city real estate insanity extends to the trees! more ›