Q. Since the drought, ground squirrels have taken over my yard. Due to water restrictions, I let my back lawn go brown and the ground squirrels have built burrows in my backyard. They are very ...

Q. Since the drought, ground squirrels have taken over my yard. Due to water restrictions, I let my back lawn go brown and the ground squirrels have built burrows in my backyard.

Unlike tree squirrels, ground squirrels will retreat to their burrows when threatened. These burrow systems can be quite extensive and can reach as deep as six feet. Their digging is as ...

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The only ground-nesting owl, the 10-inch-tall brownish birds dig burrows but more often nest in burrows dug by ground squirrels or prairie dogs, preferably with two or more exits, for safety.

Ground squirrels’ burrowing is contributing to erosion issues along the bluffs in Shell Beach, seen here on May 5, 2025. Signs warn not feed birds or squirrels. Advertisement.

“On the other hand, ground squirrels spread where babies dig burrows adjacent to the one they were born in. Ground squirrels do not travel much farther than 150 feet from their burrows.” ...

Beneath the surface of Eagle County are colonies of burrowing, and vocal, ground squirrels. Known as the Wyoming ground squirrels, the species are one of six kinds of ground squirrels in Colorado, ...

Researchers have identified a new species of squirrel in Idaho called the Snake River Plains ground squirrel. Like its name suggests, the species of squirrel lives along the Snake River Plain in ...

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