This squirrel only lives on one mountain. It's one of the most endangered species in North America

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Published August 18, 2026 at 11:58 AM EDT

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The Mt. Graham red squirrel is one of the most endangered species in North America. About 230 of them remain in the wild, and as the name suggests, they only live on one mountaintop in Southern Arizona.

Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd took us to this ecological wonder back in February, where climate change is threatening the future of the forests and the animals that live there. We revisit his reporting.

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