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Larkin Powell, director of UNLs School of Natural Resources, maintains a website to inform the public about the flying squirrels along and allow people to report sightings.

Larkin Powell, director of UNLs School of Natural Resources, maintains a website to inform the public about the flying squirrels along and allow people to report sightings.

Nebraska state climatologist Martha Durr has resigned from the position after spending nearly eight years in the role.

LINCOLN — A projected rise in droughts could muddy the waters for painted turtles and some fellow freshwater-dwelling reptiles, says 11 years of data collected by 50-plus undergraduates from the

Recent studies indicate drought can lower the survival odds, slow the growth and shift the ratio of female-to-male painted turtles in a pond.

Recent studies indicate drought can lower the survival odds, slow the growth and shift the ratio of female-to-male painted turtles in a pond.

Painted turtles, like many other reptile and fish species, have temperature-dependent sex determination

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A crew cutting down a dying oak at the University of Nebraska made a surprising find — flying squirrels. A video shot by a member of the crew made its way to Larkin Powell, a conservation biology professor.

Powell was surprised by the presence of flying squirrels, if not by their elusiveness.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A crew cutting down a dying oak at the University of Nebraska made a surprising find — flying squirrels. A video shot by a member of the crew made its way to Larkin Powell, a conservation biology professor.