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2023 White Squirrel Day Live Event

2023 White Squirrel Day Live Event

White Squirrel Day will be a live event this yearLocation:Brevard Railroad Depot(390 Railroad Ave., Brevard NC) Date:Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time:Festivities start at 10amWhy: To raise money and awareness for Brevard's licensed wildlife rehabilitators through the...

2022 White Squirrel Day

2022 White Squirrel Day

Virtual White Squirrel Day for 2022 You can watch the event livestreamed on the White Squirrel Institute Facebook page or on the White Squirrel Radio Facebook page. For the eighth year in a row, Groundhog Day will be celebrated in Brevard, North Carolina as “White...

White Squirrel Day 2021

White Squirrel Day 2021

For the seventh year in a row, Groundhog Day will be celebrated in Brevard, North Carolina as “White Squirrel Day.” However, unlike previous years, the popular downtown event that typically draws hundreds of excited on-lookers, is being replaced by a virtual-only...

Baby white squirrels found in Brevard

Baby white squirrels found in Brevard

It's a Baby White Squirrel These baby squirrels were found after the tree their nest was located in, had been  cut down. The mother squirrel did not make it and the rescuer thought she had been killed by one of the falling limbs. When the wild rehabilitator went to...

Celebrate White Squirrel Day – February 2, 2020

Celebrate White Squirrel Day – February 2, 2020

For the sixth year in a row, Groundhog Day will be celebrated in Brevard, North Carolina as “White Squirrel Day.” On February 2, 2020, Brevard’s beloved ambassador white squirrel, Pisgah Pete, will once again take the helm at the city’s festivities and attempt to...

White Squirrel Sighting in Prior Lake, MN

White Squirrel Sighting in Prior Lake, MN

We received an email this morning from Duane L. of Prior Lake, MN. He saw a white squirrel yesterday outside of his home. Unfortunately, the white squirrel was too far away as to determine if this was an albano squirrel. If not albano, then I would guess that it to be...

White Squirrel seen in the Yukon

White Squirrel seen in the Yukon

White Squirrel sitings are coming in from all over the continent. We just received word that a white squirrel was seen in the Yukon, which is a territory in northwest Canada. This area is sparsely populated so doubtful if the squirrel originated from the Brevard white...

Melanie – A Florida Connection

Melanie – A Florida Connection

During a vacation excursion to the Orlando area, Bob Glesener happened upon a Wildlife Rehabilitation and Refuge Center known as Back To Nature Wildlife, Inc.   There amongst cages housing everything from injured bald eagles to half-wolves was a white squirrel named...

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