Record #:

26376

Author(s):

Murdock, Nora A.

Abstract:

The Carolina northern flying squirrel is a relict animal of the last ice age now living in the Southern Appalachians. Because of its rarity and association with declining high-elevation coniferous trees, this animal is now an endangered species and recovery efforts are being explored.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 47 Issue 4, Fall 1999, p16

Subject(s):

Endangered species--North Carolina, Mountains