https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel An Earth Science Padlet by Grant Finch en-us 2016-07-27 22:14:35 UTC 2025-11-19 00:16:02 UTC hello@padlet.com gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117095299 Scientific Name: Glaucomys sabrinus

]]> 2016-07-27 22:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117095299 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117095376 Carolina northern flying squirrels are found on high mountain peaks in southwest Virginia, western North Carolina, and eastern Tennessee.]]> 2016-07-27 22:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117095376 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117095645 The limited and discontinuous range of this sub-species in the Southern Appalachians makes it vulnerable to a number of natural and human-related impacts. Human impacts far outweigh natural threats and include habitat destruction and fragmentation or other alterations associated with the clearing of forests, introduced exotic pests, recreational and residential development, and pollution (heavy metals and acid rain).]]> 2016-07-27 22:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117095645 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117100191 The plan being carried out through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife office is the following: 1) figure out the exact range of these two types of squirrel 2) protect areas with suitable habitat 3) explore the ecology of the squirrels 4) test the response to various habitat changes, focusing on how to make the habitat better and harvest trees in a way that won't disturb the squirrels.]]> 2016-07-28 00:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117100191 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117100446 2016-07-28 00:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117100446 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/flyingsquirrel/wish/117100469 https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/es_northern_flying_squirrel.html

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Glaucomys_sabrinus/

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