This was the first time a southern flying squirrel has been documented in the area in decades, said Max Allen, an Illinois Natural History Survey wildlife ecologist.

Red squirrels are seen in far smaller numbers in England than their grey counterparts Groups working to protect the remaining pockets of red squirrels in England say they are "devastated" after an ...

Sitting at Washington Dulles International Airport earlier this year, Ady Beitler overheard both sides of an argument so caustic that “if it was my marriage, it would have been a breakup.” For ...

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread carnivorous behavior documented among the species. The squirrels, rodents ...

Police were called to the scene at the 1 to 100 block of Spadina Ave. just after 6 p.m. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Jolene Arreak of Ottawa. Thirty-five year old Manasi Foo has been ...

If ever there was any doubt about Ottawa’s love affair for hockey, here comes the World Junior Championship to take over the city from now until Jan. 5. The last time the 10-country showcase was ...

Forest researchers in north-central Minnesota are bringing the little-analyzed world of an elusive night creature into the light. There is a dearth of state research about flying squirrels, a ...

A southern flying squirrel trapped as part of a Minnesota study. The squirrel's big eyes and ears give it keen senses at night. (Anna Mangan, Natural Resources Research Institute) ...

Here in descending order is a look back at the most-read stories of the year on cbc.ca/ottawa. 1. Mass killing at Barrhaven family home Five members of a family that had recently moved to ...

An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced ...

Police responded to dozens of collisions on Ottawa roads after a winter storm dropped about 15 centimetres of snow on much of the National Capital Region. "I've been doing this job 18 years ...