Source: ROBESONIAN, 6/4/21

Chipmunks in North Carolina are only known to live north and west of Wake county, however, a recent photograph submitted to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has biologists wondering if its range has expanded to Eastern North Carolina. “We recently received an observation with photos of a chipmunk in the Wilmington area. It is likely a case of hitchhiking, however we’d like the public to notify us of any chipmunk sightings east of Wake County,” said Andrea Shipley, a mammalogist with the Wildlife Commission.

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