Parts of Lake Tahoe’s south shore in California were closed off to visitors after chipmunks in the area tested positive for the plague.

The bubonic plague is spread by fleas that jump from animals to humans. It was responsible for the Black Death pandemic but is now treatable.

Linda Clifton on Bay Island sent a photo of a chipmunk, of all animals, sipping water from a low birdbath in her yard. Has anyone seen this little burrowing animal down that close to the coast? “We ...

A beach on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in California has been closed to the public after a number of chipmunks tested positive for the plague, officials have said. Kiva Beach, as well as the Taylor ...

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 rodents that are a type of squirrel. These small, furry animals are identified by their stubby legs, bushy tails and the white, black and brown stripes that run down their backs.