I had flying squirrels at my house in Pa. They are practically tame so they are probably easy to catch.

he tried to get me a flying squirrel when i was a kid. never happened. boy was i disappointed.
i settle for feeding the pair of grey squirrels that live in my tree. they are pretty tame. i named them after my da's pets, mickey and nicky.

i sit on my porch, have coffee, and feed them peanuts. that's plenty for me.
why do ppl feel like they have to own wild animals?
hell, i barely feel like i own my pets. i mean, they are mine to take care of. and the eggs my chickens lay are mine to sell.
but snatching wild animals and keeping them in the house. wtf?

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/florida-wildlife-investigators-bust-million-dollar-flying-squirrel-trafficking-ring

Florida wildlife investigators bust million-dollar flying squirrel trafficking ring

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published 19 hours ago

BUSHNELL, Fla. - A group of flying squirrel smugglers has been grounded after a 19-month-long investigation that stretched across the country and as far as Asia, Florida wildlife officials say.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the series of arrests Monday, which disrupted what they called an “elaborate organized enterprise to smuggle Florida’s wildlife to interstate and international buyers.”

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