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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
It's getting a little squirrelly at the coast
2018-03-27
[San Diego Union-Tribune] Ground squirrels seem to be everywhere along the North County coast, despite the best efforts of city and state parks officials to reduce their numbers.

"I almost tripped over a few, and one tried to join me here at the picnic table," said Kevin Braasch, a visitor from Chicago who had just sat down near Tamarack Avenue in Carlsbad after a two-mile jog from his hotel. "They sure are friendly creatures."

A little too friendly, most people would say. The squirrel population is booming down by the beach, so much so that the animals have lost their fear of humans. They scamper right up to people, usually looking for a hand-out.

But don’t feed the animals, the rangers say.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  It's obviously Gerbil Worming.
Posted by: gorb   2018-03-27 21:22  

#8  These are ground squirrels. They live in holes that the burrow into the ground, not trees. A pack of terriers would have a field day with them.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-03-27 13:04  

#7  A pack of rat terriers would help too.

and fewer trees!
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-03-27 13:00  

#6  A pack of rat terriers would help too.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-03-27 11:48  

#5  Pellet guns in the hands of a few good shots would go a long way toward solving this problem.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-03-27 11:45  

#4  Plus, I hear that they have a rising nutria population there now (giant South American swamp rat).
So, it's parasitical feral rodents all around.
(And then there's the squirrels and nutria...)
Posted by: ed in texas   2018-03-27 11:04  

#3  Tree rats.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-03-27 07:57  

#2  It is almost as if the squirrels have learned to panhandle after observing local humans making a living at it.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-03-27 02:42  

#1  
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-03-27 01:15  

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