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Yet, when people do encounter flying squirrels in my area of New York’s Catskill Mountains, the animals are often dismissed as pesky attic invaders, and their magic is downgraded to mere nuisance.

This is the first time the nocturnal creature has been spotted in the region, and its appearance has been hailed as a good omen by locals. The Indian giant flying squirrel is listed in Schedule II ...