The 16-contender bracket came down to each squirrel's heftiness and overall charm Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park won the first-ever Fat Squirrel Week The Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

Fox squirrels are native to the Eastern U.S., but they're increasingly common along the Wasatch Front. We learned about their spread, why they’re here, and what they mean for local ecosystems.

An image of what seemed to be an extremely fat squirrel was posted on social media this week by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, accompanied by a discomforting revelation that it was ...

TEXAS, USA — Hot on the heels of Alaska's Fat Bear Week, Texas communities are going a little nuts for their own twist on the competition. The inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, run by Texas Parks and ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)—Open season starts for Georgia’s little bushy-tailed friends on Aug. 15, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Squirrel ...

Arkansas’s Big Squirrel Challenge, which pits squirrel snipers against each other to bring home the plumpest specimens, is set for Jan. 12 and Jan. 13. Hunters can harvest a dozen squirrels, then put ...

A competition put on by Texas Parks and Wildlife has crowned the state's "Fattest Squirrel." The competition, which was held at several Texas State Parks, was the brainchild of the Texas Parks & ...

Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park has been named the champion of the inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, defeating finalist Chunk Norris from Fort Richardson State Park in a hard-fought, ...