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[david liezen <chandos49@hotmail.com>]

And gray squirrels are expanding their range without your help. I find them 
two miles outside of town where red squirrels used to dwell.

Dave Liezen, E. WA


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> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:50:22 -0500
> From: lpittman@murraystate.edu
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Relocating squirrels
>
> Squirrels are not an endangered species. Please don't 'relocate' problem
> wildlife:
>
> 1. It's ineffective - another squirrel(and another, and another) will take
> the relocated animal's place
> 2. It's often inhumane - either for the relocated animal or the existing
> population you release them into
> 3. It's biologically - consider the potential for introduction of
> disease/parasites into the population you release into.
> 4. You may just be dumping your problem on another person.
>
> Shoot or trap and terminate.
>
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Spidra Webster <spidra@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > You might want to check with your state law. In CA, for instance, it's
> > illegal to relocate animals. There are pretty sound disease reasons (among
> > others) for people not to relocate wildlife.
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Steve <sdw12986@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Any opinions on just how far a person would need to move a squirrel to
> > > make it unlikely to find it's way back? (Yes, I know the argument about
> > > how it's more humane to just shoot them, rather than relocate them. We
> > > don't need to have that discussion again BUT, if you must, go ahead!)
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
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