RALEIGH, N.C. — A recent photo submitted to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has biologists pondering if North Carolina chipmunks have now expanded to eastern parts of the state. Normally, ...

Looks like: Normally, these small rodents are grayish to reddish brown with a distinguishing yellowish-red patch on their rumps. They have a yellow underbelly, while their sides and back have five ...

For 50 years I have recorded in my nature notes when the first active eastern chipmunk appeared above ground in Carver County. Observations of that happening have come from our Waconia yard, Victoria, ...

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Remember those days when television was still in black and white and Chip & Dale were two furry rodent friends of Pluto? Let’s talk about chipmunks. The Eastern ...

The chipmunk isn’t known to range past Wake County, but it may have expanded its territory, the state says. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission photo A rare instance of an animal expanding its range is ...

Chipmunks are one of the few native mammals that almost everybody can recognize. There are 24 species in North America, but the only one we have in New Jersey is (surprise) the eastern chipmunk. It is ...