Mount Graham red squirrel population rebounded in 2024
The numbers increased by 61% from 2023 to 2024, then held steady this year.
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Seven years after a wildfire nearly wiped it out, the Mount Graham red squirrel continues its climb back from the brink, according to the latest estimates released by wildlife officials on Tuesday.
The population of endangered Mount Graham red squirrels held steady in 2025, according to the annual survey by state and federal wildlife managers.
It could take 100 years and cost more than $24.5 million to save the Mount Graham red squirrel, according to a revised recovery plan for the endangered rodent.
