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  • The (failed?) effort to bring gray squirrels to campus in 1901

    Sep 6, 2023 11:00 am by Dave EvensenLegacy
    Gray squirrel on the Main Quad. Photo by Michelle Hassel

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    • Gray squirrel on the Main Quad. Photo by Michelle Hassel

    It’s hard to know when President Draper and Professor Rolfe realized they were over their heads: Some squirrels died in their shipping containers. Many died of disease or disappeared. And, local residents started shooting them.