Because the squirrel is very plentiful in North Carolina. Specifically, Brevard County, North Carolina has among the highest populations of squirrels in America.
the black squirrel lives in North Carolina
North Carolina does not have a snake chosen to be the state snake.
By statewide election.
elected at state convention
The blossom of the dogwood tree became the official state flower of North Carolina in 1941. It is one of the most prevalent trees in North Carolina and it is native to the state.
North Carolina's state bird is the cardinal which was designated in 1943. The cardinal was chosen as the state bird because the North Carolina Bird Club initiated a campaign to choose a bird for the state symbol. The cardinal was the popular vote.
North Carolina seems a little different in that the "State Animal" is apparently the Gray Squirrel, yet in 1989 they designated the Plott Hound as "Official State Dog". Hopefully contributors from North Carolina may enlighten us further.
· Burlington, North Carolina · Cary, North Carolina · Durham, North Carolina · High Point, North Carolina · Kitty Hawk, North Carolina · Morgantown, North Carolina · Oxford, North Carolina · Salisbury, North Carolina · Wilmington, North Carolina
North Carolina is north of South Carolina
Yes. NC stands for North Carolina; A state on the East Coast of the United states sharing borders with South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Some Random facts about NC: The North Carolina nickname is "The old North State" or "The Tarheel State", Our Reptile is the "Eastern Box Turtle", Our Beverage is Milk, and our Mammal is the Gray Squirrel.
Carolina. in the trees
The Northern flying squirrel is endangered in the southern part of its range, in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. It is strictly protected in these areas by law.