The black squirrel is still more of an anomaly here in New York City, but it’s the predominant species in Ontario, Canada and Michigan. Still, New Yorkers are pretty fascinated by their presence.

For decades the black squirrel has been a fixture in parts of the Bronx and Manhattan’s Central Park. Capt. Richard Simon of the New York City Parks Department said his urban rangers have ...

Squirrels in New York City parks have been spotted sprawled out on their stomachs with their arms and legs stretched out during very warm days, or splooting, as it's less commonly known.

About a decade ago, when City Paper was still at 812 Park Ave. in Mount Vernon, one day a black squirrel just up and died in the parking lot behind the building. An unmolested specimen, it seemed t… ...

Our resident black squirrels most likely came from a small number released in Stanley Park in Westfield. Story has it that in 1912 ... over the mountains and into New York state. In a Naturewatch ...

Black squirrels previously existed near Chardon in Geauga County, ... The now-rare squirrels were once common in the 1800s in the states of New York, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, ...

As far as why we gravitate toward differently colored animals, the researchers point out that humans have a long history of prejudice and predilection when it comes to animals’ coats — whether it’s ...