Home Range And Habitat Characteristics Of The Endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) In The Unicoi Mountains Of North Carolina

In 1989 and 1990, small populations of the endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) were discovered in the Haw Knob area of the Unicoi Mountains of southwestern Graham County, North Carolina along the corridor of the newly built Cherohala Skyway. These populations are of particular conservation interest, as they inhabit atypical habitat consisting of northern hardwoods in pure stands or in mixed association with eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). Moreover, opportunity to obtain critical ecological information for this endangered species is offered. Flying squirrels from these populations were studied from September 1994 - March 1996 using trapping and radiotelemetry.