Texas biologists maintain an informal survey of the squirrel population in a wide area of East Texas. They survey both fox and gray squirrels, the most common types found in Texas.
The survey has been taken since 2018 and not surprisingly, the numbers really dipped in 2021 when the state experienced a severe winter storm. (Remember Snowmageddon?)
In 2020, biologists counted some 468 squirrels per acre, but by 2021, the number plummeted to 1.6 squirrels per acre. Another drop in 2022 saw populations drop to 0.36 squirrels per acre.
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