A Brighter Future for West Virginia’s Rare Flying SquirrelDonna L. Long

mammal_flying_squirrel — “A tagged West Virginia northern flying squirrel” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region [Public domain]

It is good to hear the success stories. All our habitat restoration, voting, conservation efforts really do work.

Here is a link to the story of the flying squirrel’s recovery

The species was listed as endangered in 1985, but recovery efforts have been so successful that it was delisted in 2013. (Photo: Corinne Diggins/Virginia Tech)Is the West Virginia northern flying squirrel poised to be America’s latest great species recovery story? A new report assessing the status of the…”

via A brighter future for West Virginia’s rare flying squirrel — Conserving the Nature of the Northeast – Medium