Fish and Wildlife Service Considers Managed Breeding Pilot Program for Mount Graham Red Squirrels

The 10-year pilot project would develop husbandry, rearing, and breeding methods for the Mt. Graham red squirrel, as well as techniques for release of squirrels into the wild, and establish an assurance population of squirrels outside of Mt. Graham that could serve as a buffer in the event of future wildfire within the habitat in the Pinale