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Am I Nuts Or Are There More Squirrels This Year?

Where are all these squirrels coming from?!
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Where are all these squirrels coming from?!

Throughout the Northeast, including parts of Vermont, it seems like there are a lot of squirrels around. Both live squirrels, squirreling around the woods and our yards, as well as dead squirrels dotting the roads. 

But is there really a squirrel population boom going on (spoiler alert: there is)? Where is it coming from?

John Gobeille, a biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, joins Vermont Edition to crack the nut of the spike in squirrel numbers.

Broadcast live on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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