# Are the Squirrels Good for the City? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/are-the-squirrels-good-for-the-city Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/are-the-squirrels-good-for-the-city.md Podcast: [City Cast Salt Lake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798) Published: 2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/b99326/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1709923286.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/b99326/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC1709923286.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/episodes/are-the-squirrels-good-for-the-city Duration seconds: 1077 ## Resource We know fox squirrels are taunting Salt Lake dogs, but are they taking over our city? Natural History Museum of Utah Citizen Science Manager Ellen Eiriksson tells host Ali Vallarta why these critters are worth studying. Submit your fox squirrel and firefly sightings. This episode first aired on Jan 30, 2023.  Get more from City Cast Salt Lake when you become a City Cast Salt Lake Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm.  Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  The Shop ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/episodes/are-the-squirrels-good-for-the-city/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-salt-lake-4560798/are-the-squirrels-good-for-the-city.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.