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Couldn’t They Just Blow Them Up?

Ground squirrels sit by a burrow in  Finch Arboretum in Spokane Monday, April 13, 2009. Parks officials have turned to lethal means to deal with the thriving squirrels, which eat tree roots and create walking hazards with dozens of random holes. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

A friend sent me this: “Thurston County’s Animal Services agency is investigating a report that two construction workers killed two chipmunks with nail guns at a job site.” More here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009611533_webchipmunks06m.html

At least in Spokane we humanely blow up our squirrels.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog