The Pending Squirrel/Human War Is No Laughing Matter

You may have thought I was joking when I wrote about the human/squirrel conflicts that defined the last decade. But believe me, this is serious.

News broke today that the conflict in Walnut Creek, CA has escalated to such levels that the local government has resorted to unconventional methods for annihilating the squirrel population. According to East Bay News:

There are squirrels everywhere and doing damage, but the people would rather see them plucked from the sky than be poisoned on the ground. Beth Slate is with Contra Costa County’s Agriculture Department. She says the county is luring birds to come here to help solve what some say is a crisis.

The story has even received national attention and is currently featured on the front page of CNN.com.

You’ve been warned people.

Notes:

• Unconventional Method is in no way affiliated with the development of Contra Costa County’s Agriculture Department’s squirrel “solution”… though we are responsible for helping other organizations develop some amazingly clever solutions to their biggest strategic problems.
• Honestly, when I first read that they were using “raptors” to eradicate the squirrels, I thought they were referring to velociraptors.