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CONUS Archive
132871
Squirrel Kill (09/25/1998)
Springfield, MO
VoSot
9/25/1998
42:56
1:00
Springfield, Missouri David Pitts, Dept. of Conservation Ian Shelton, Motorist
Vo lots of squirrels in trees, on the ground, running in fields, sot with Pitts, Motorist, more squirrels
Call it Darwin's theory in action... squirrels are dying in the Ozarks in droves, as anyone whose driven down highway 65 has probably noticed. Concervation officials say the squirrel population has exploded this year, forcing many mama squirrels to kick thier young out of the den. Unable to survive on thier own, the animals are walking into traffic and diving into lakes and rivers, where they end up dying. SOT Pitts says the squirrel overpopulation happens about once a decade. This years overpopulation is apparently confined to southwest Missouri.
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