Land stewardship staff recently spotted this Big Cypress fox squirrel (Sciurus niger avicennia) in the backcountry. This subspecies of the Eastern Fox squirrel is a listed as a state threatened species. 👀 at that tail! 🎥: Audubon staff/Allyson Webb #audubonsociety #audubonfl #corkscrewswampsanctuary #protectbiodiversity | Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

The Sherman’s Fox Squirrel is a native squirrel that can be found in north Florida and south Georgia regions. A particularly larger species of squirrel, they can weight between one and three pounds. The defining feature of this squirrel is that its head is colored black, with the nose and ears being white. Although there can be variations – from all black to black and silver – most species will exhibit the aforementioned coloration. Since Sherman's time, much of the squirrel's habitat has been l