Saskatchewan earlier this week officially declared gophers, aka Richardsons ground squirrels, to be pests. The designation allows municipalities wider latitude in taking measures to control the rodents, which eat crops and create problems by digging holes and creating dirt mounds.
By coincidence, a former colleague who lives in Victoria, B.C., this week sent me a link to a Victoria Times Colonist story about rabbit control. Read it by clicking here.
It’s interesting to see the different approaches taken to rodent control, depending on location and public pressure.
Approaches to pests
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