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Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest at Mt. St. Helens.

Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Mt. St. Helens. Squirrels and chipmunks are some of the first animals to colonize new volcanic landscapes because they can easily find shelter in cracks and in the spaces between small rocks