LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A crew cutting down a dying oak at the University of Nebraska has made a surprising find — flying squirrels. A video shot by a member of the crew made its way to Larkin Powell, a conservation biology professor.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports he was surprised by what he saw — the only remaining Nebraska population of the nocturnal and tiny animals was 90 miles away in Nebraska’s southeast corner, near Indian Cave State Park.
It turns out the flying squirrels had been living undetected — until now — in the treetops just above the animal experts at the university’s School of Natural Resources in Lincoln.
The campus squirrels just leveled up 👀
— University of Nebraska-Lincoln (@UNLincoln) December 23, 2021
As far as @LarkinPowell knew, the remaining Nebraska population of flying squirrels was 90 miles away. But they've been living undetected in the trees on East Campus. Read more: https://t.co/EH8T2UoZ7W
📹: Ben Holmes, Landscape Assistant pic.twitter.com/1m24opVFFl
