Alabama state law prohibits anyone from owning a wild animal, and that includes squirrels. It also includes deer, rabbits, opossums, birds, beavers, and many other kinds of animals. So, if you want...

Ardent squirrel watchers know that squirrels are not quiet animals. Depending on their environment and activity, they will chirp, whistle, bark, rattle, cry, and so on, but did you know that...

Squirrels are fantastic creatures to watch, study, and photograph. Maybe you've thought of owning one as a pet so you can experience it first hand - not so fast. You need to determine whether it's...

Cute as they may be, keeping pet squirrels is not as easy as keeping a dog or cat. In most states, it's against the law to have a pet squirrel. It is mostly because they are wild animals...

Squirrels look so cute doing the things they naturally do, holding their nuts with their claws, gnawing at them with their sharp teeth, sniffing around for food, and climbing up and down giant trees....

Some states put restrictions on the possession of wild animals because of the possible danger they may cause. As tempting as it is to rescue that seemingly abandoned baby squirrel, it might not be a...