SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Finch Arboretum is being overrun by ground squirrels, and Spokane Parks and Recreation is bringing in some special artillery.
The agency is using a special machine called the Rodenator Pro to detonate some of the estimated 100 to 150 squirrels tearing up the grounds.
The Rodenator Pro pumps propane and oxygen into the tunnels of squirrels, then sends an electric spark that causes an explosion. The shock waves kill the squirrels and collapse their tunnels - but in a humane way, the agency said.
http://www.katu.com/outdoors/news/42963927.html
I fully expect Craig to order a Rodenator Pro by the end of the week.
1 comment:
Wrong picture and wrong use of "squirrels" in the story. The term "ground squirrels" is used out West for what most of us call chipmunks. They do tunnel, and I took care of a few when we were in North Carolina that were digging under my driveway (they have been known to dig enough tunnels to make a driveway collapse).
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