Around Nevada
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local squirrel information
Squirrel control in Nevada
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Squirrels in Nevada: what to know
What to note
Where you see squirrels, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Squirrels in Nevada: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which squirrels actually live in Nevada, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
State Protected, classified as non-game
Northern flying squirrel status
Nevada's population is a high-elevation island in the Sierra Nevada.
Nevada Department of WildlifeCourtship March into late May; one litter a year, usually 2 to 4 young
Flying squirrel reproduction
A single annual litter narrows the window when young are in a nest.
Nevada Department of WildlifeUnprotected, non-game
White-tailed antelope squirrel status
Recorded in all 17 Nevada counties and adapted to desert conditions.
Nevada Department of WildlifeSquirrel species recorded in Nevada
- Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) — Protected in Washington (emergency take only).
- California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi / O. douglasii) — Nongame burrowing squirrel; trapping license required if done for hire.
When squirrels are busiest in Nevada
Desert ground squirrels breed February through June; flying squirrel young are in nests in late spring.
Nevada material is strongest on desert ground squirrels and the protected flying squirrel.
Rules that apply in Nevada
For context, nationally
- Two, with 1-8 pups each — Gray squirrel litters per year. Penn State Extension
- Mid-December or early January, and again in June — Gray squirrel breeding periods. Penn State Extension
Sources: Nevada Department of Wildlife; Penn State Extension; Living with wildlife: Tree squirrels; Pest Notes: Ground Squirrels. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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