The Mount Graham red squirrel continues its climb back from the brink, seven years after a wildfire nearly wiped it out. The endangered rodent’s numbers have jumped by more than 61% over the past year ...

Wildlife agencies counted 232 squirrels on Mount Graham, about the same as a year ago, which is good news during a drought.

Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained newborn red squirrel ...

The little furball known as the Mount Graham red squirrel is holding its own. The diminutive rodent — officially Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis — is found only atop Mount Graham south of Safford ...

The Mount Graham red squirrel population in Arizona has risen more than expected, according to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish. The latest survey shows an increase of about 89 squirrels since ...