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A Mount Graham red squirrel carries a pine cone in an undated photo. The endangered subspecies has seen its numbers rebound since a wildfire in 2017. George Andrejko, Arizona Game and Fish Department ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Several crews are working a new wildfire in Graham County. The Jacobson Fire is burning in the Turkey Flat area of Mount Graham, which is within the Safford Ranger District.
Only about 200 Mount Graham red squirrels survive. The squirrels are severely imperiled primarily because of the piecemeal destruction of their forest habitat. In addition to forest clearcutting in ...