Goal Is To Rebuild Fox Squirrel Population In South Carolina

Origin of fox squirrel An Americanism dating back to 1675–85 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for fox squirrel Historical Examples of fox squirrel. Gray squirrels and the young of the fox-squirrel eat the buds and flowers as well as the cone-shaped fruit. Lippincott’s Magazine, August, 1885. In the West and South, a large squirrel, that is partly red and partly gray, is called a fox-squirrel.

"We will be releasing the squirrels in several different locations on the station with slightly different habitat types," Heaton said. "This will allow us to monitor which habitat types work best for relocation efforts. If we are successful in re-establishing the population, it will allow us to provide developers with best management practices to promote fox squirrel populations."