Just the other day, Spokane slaughtered an untold number of ground squirrels, who had the audacity to live in the Finch Arboretum. Apparently, somebody tripped and fell. The paper covered the story of the mass extermination as if it was a great victory for the community. People were pleased that the "vermin" were eliminated from their parkland.
But here's the way I see it, which apparently is not mainstream...like that's a surprise! To me, the squirrels have first rights. They live there. And if we value life, we value the life of ground squirrels.
So why not try to come up with a solution that provides for the ground squirrels to live and at the same time, provides access for people to view and enjoy the arboretum? For instance, we could build a boardwalk. That way, we could all enjoy the squirrels. They would become one of the attractions of the park. We could all enjoy observing them.
If that would be more expensive than just killing them all, so what? If we value life, then we value life. Put up or shut up.
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