DELMARVA FOX SQUIRREL

MEET THE SQUIRREL

• Sciuris Niger Cinereus
• Steel/gray body
• White belly
• Fluffy tail
• Short, round ears

SNACKS

• Nuts, seeds, acorns
• Flowers, buds
• Fruit
• Fungi
• Some insects

CREATING MORE SQUIRRELS

• Mates in late winter/early spring
• 1-6 squirrels per pregnancy
• Pregnany lasts around 44 days
• Lives usually to 6 years

DWELLINGS

• Tree hollows in quiet woods
• Loblolly pines and hardwood forests
• Delmarva peninsula
• Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

ISSUES

• Endangered since 1967
• None in captivity
• Humans
• Raccoons, opossums, rat snakes
• Foxes, minks, weasels, dogs, cats

PRESERVATION

• It is illegal to:
• Destroy the nest of a squirrel
• Poison any animal that is not a rat
• Federal offense to take a DFS