Poisoning Ground Squirrels — is it right?
My column in the Times today (Sunday, Oct. 12) contains a letter from Kelly Adams of Clayton, California, complaining about two men from the Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture, who she...
View ArticleLindsay Wildlife Museum: help them name their ground squirrel
Lindsay Wildlife Museum ground squirrel. Lindsay photo. The California ground squirrel is oft-maligned for its propensity to dig holes where we don’t want them and to occasionally dine on gardeners’...
View ArticleRodent pest control: Use caution when using poison bait
Ground squirrel. Photo by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, CA. More problems with using poison to control rodents. There’s the risk of secondary poisoning of wildlife and pets as suggested in the DFG news...
View ArticleAlbino ground squirrel spotted in Livermore
Albino ground squirrel in Livermore, CA. Photo by Frank Jurik, Pleasanton, CA Gary: Thought I’d send you a couple of pictures of a unusual albino ground squirrel that I have seen several times in...
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