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2009-07-22 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Deadly French chipmunk invasion reaches Paris; UK could be next

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Posted by Mike 2009-07-22 16:58|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 A few days ago I was watching a video by a guy who said his backyard was infested with chipmunks, but then he noticed a drop in their number. He figured some local cats were poaching them, but when he set up a video cam, it turned out to be blue heron.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-22 17:20|| 2009-07-22 17:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Lyme disease

Posted by john frum 2009-07-22 18:34|| 2009-07-22 18:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Al-vin!

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-07-22 18:49|| 2009-07-22 18:49|| Front Page Top

#4 like ground squirrels, they can carry rabies (infrequently), lyme's (more frequently) and plague (even more frequently) in the wild, primarily in fleas

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-07-22 18:52|| 2009-07-22 18:52|| Front Page Top

#5 and no, the rabies isn't in fleas...bad sentence structure...damn

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-07-22 18:53|| 2009-07-22 18:53|| Front Page Top

#6 This article gave me pause, enough to add "new flea collars" to this weeks grocery list for all three household pets.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-07-22 18:57|| 2009-07-22 18:57|| Front Page Top

#7 I never thought Alvin and Theodore could be capable of such depravity.

They're not; it's the smart one, Simon.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-07-22 19:24|| 2009-07-22 19:24|| Front Page Top

#8 A .17 HMR bolt gun ought to do the trick.

Posted by no mo uro 2009-07-22 20:33|| 2009-07-22 20:33|| Front Page Top

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