Readers Write: Search for flying squirrels
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Editor:
Regarding the flying squirrels search in the San Jacinto Mountains in Idyllwild, would it be possible to relocate some of the flying squirrels from Big Bear to the San Jacintos?
This would help establish a new colony in Idyllwild and better assure they won’t be wiped out by a single massive forest fire incident.
Bear and Mona Williams
Fern Valley
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