Brookside Nature Center has established a squirrel feeding station so some of our flying squirrels can be seen up close by our visitors. Maryland: You can not keep a squirrel as a pet legally. Michigan: Yes: you will need a game permit. The program starts on the Nature Center deck 30 minutes after sunset to allow the sky to darken. Southern flying squirrels are a grayish brown in color with a white belly and have a black ring around their large eyes. Missouri : It is illegal to care or raise an injured squirrel. The program starts on the Nature Center deck 30 minutes after sunset to allow the sky to darken. Conversion of its preferred habitat of mature forests to farmland, and repeated harvest of trees before a mature forest could be re-established, had reduced the number of squirrels to such a critically-low level that extinction was a serious possibility. Their size enables them to fit into holes the size of a dime. Join a naturalist for a viewing program on the Nature Center deck at our squirrel feeding station just 30 minutes after sunset. Maryland Flying Squirrels are abundant, cute, and active year-round, but few see them in the wild because they are active at night – nocturnal. They do not actually fly, of course, but glide by extending their legs and using loose flaps of skin as a sort of parachute. Flying Squirrels are actually quite common in Maryland, although they are not often seen due to their nocturnal nature. Maryland Flying Squirrels are abundant, cute, and active year-round, but few see them in the wild because they are active at night – nocturnal. Rain cancels the program. The states where a permit or license is required to own a flying squirrel are: Arizona, Delaware, Indiana, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah (Northern Flying Squirrels only), West Virginia and Wyoming. A flying squirrel eating a grasshopper and then launching off an arm towards the camera! BNC has established a squirrel feeding station so some of our flying squirrels can be seen up close by our visitors. At the time, the squirrel was found in just four Maryland counties, occupying just 10% of its historic habitat. We had the opportunity this weekend to get some boys out on a Pearson 37 sailboat, the designation 37 referring to its overall length, in feet. Introduction. Couldn't find the answer, so be sure to check your states laws. Because they are nocturnal, they are rarely detected; however, they may actually outnumber Eastern Gray Squirrels in parts of the state. The Southern Flying Squirrel is found throughout Maryland, especially in wooded areas with lots of hardwoods. Maryland Flying Squirrels are abundant, cute, and active year-round, but few see them in the wild because they are active at night – nocturnal. They live in hardwood forests and can often be heard calling in the middle the night.