Robert – the squirrels are both tame and benign, and as they live in the middle of a college campus, they are used to lots of people being around, handouts or not. Mostly, they aren’t interested unless there’s clearly food in it for them.
We have the same issue down here with alligators and seagulls. Both are a problem: but it’s particularly dangerous with the gators. The ones that pose the most danger to the public are the ones that are acclimated to human contact and getting a free handout. Squirrels could be relatively harmless in that case however.
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Robert – the squirrels are both tame and benign, and as they live in the middle of a college campus, they are used to lots of people being around, handouts or not. Mostly, they aren’t interested unless there’s clearly food in it for them.
We have the same issue down here with alligators and seagulls. Both are a problem: but it’s particularly dangerous with the gators. The ones that pose the most danger to the public are the ones that are acclimated to human contact and getting a free handout. Squirrels could be relatively harmless in that case however.
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