• The Malabar Giant Squirrel is a shy animal, which plays a laudable role in shaping habitat by engaging in seed dispersal.
• A squirrel may build many nests in a small area in the forest.
• It could be found in good numbers in the Satpura hill range in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
• In 1984, the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary was developed in Maharashtra to protect the habitat of the Malabar/Indian Giant Squirrel in an area of 130 sq.km.
• Least Concern as per IUCN.
• The species is included in the Schedule II (Part II) of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Source: The Hindu, IUCN