A Western gray squirrel. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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The Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) has been listed as a threatened species in the state of Washington since 1993. Now, the state has decided to list the species, sometimes known as the silver gray squirrel, as endangered.
Following a periodic status review meeting on Nov. 17, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) requested an approval from the department’s Commission to reclassify the Western gray squirrel as endangered.
According to the WDFW presentation during the review meeting, the species had a declining population in the late 1800s, and it became rare to see these…
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