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Are Black Squirrels Native to the Quad Cities?

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Renata Sago
Published October 24, 2014 at 12:47 PM CDT
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What do the founder of Palmer College of Chiropractic, the Rock Island Arsenal, and your backyard have in common? Black squirrels.

But are they native to the Quad Cities?

Support for "Why, QC" comes from the Doris and Victor Day Foundation, which has been making Rock Island and its surrounding community a better place since 1986. 

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Renata Sago
Renata Sago is WMFE's general assignment reporter and occasional Morning Edition anchor. She covers everything from major political campaigns and unemployment to civil rights legislation and the performing arts for WMFE and NPR.
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