“In terms of calcium, bones might be the best available source. I have also observed Japanese squirrels gnawing on small animal bones and snake bones in the past.” While the sight of an ...

Japanese city to cull squirrels as they damage ancient wooden buildings - Environmental activists say non-native squirrels ...

One common Japanese squirrel died soon afterwards and over the subsequent days more perished, with 31 fatalities recorded by Monday morning. “The possibility of drug-induced poisoning cannot be ...

Laboratory analysis concluded that the Japanese squirrels at the Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, western Tokyo, likely died of poisoning after ingesting a lethal cocktail of parasiticidal agents ...

Another creature with great stealth is the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel. One way to distinguish between the two is that the Siberian flying squirrel is about 20 centimeters long, while the ...

Some flying squirrels have only one mating cycle per year but others, such as the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, have two. The time of year for mating and birth depend on the species as well.