9 flying squirrels found in Grandfather Mountain during survey

Researchers find nine flying squirrels at Grandfather Mountain

LINVILLE — Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, partnered with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation in February to conduct their annual population count of one…

Researchers find nine flying squirrels at Grandfather Mountain during annual survey

LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, partnered with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation in February to conduct their annual population count of one…

9 flying squirrels found in Grandfather Mountain during survey

Researchers discovered nine flying squirrels living in Grandfather Mountain during an annual survey.

Endangered Squirrels Flying High at Grandfather Mountain

Last Updated on April 4, 2026 12:56 pm It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Carolina northern flying squirrel! In February 2022, researchers with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation and Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation conducted their annual population count of one of North Carolina’s endangered species found on Grandfather Mountain: the Carolina northern flying squirrel. During the Wildlife Comm…