Flying squirrel trafficking ring busted

In stranger news , Rocky was kidnapped........

Florida wildlife investigators uncover flying squirrel trafficking ring: officials

https://www.foxnews.com/science/7-charged-in-million-dollar-flying-squirrel-trafficking-ring

I get them in my fur shed. They are a very destructive creature in there doing everything from knocking over lure bottles and packing off bobcat jaw samples to chewing on your hanging fur. They are not protected in Kentucky. Not uncommon to have six or eight at a time in the bird feeder on the porch at night. I actually like to have rat snakes around and in the shed.

I know they’ll steal the bait outa my DP’s...at least some do, others haven’t been as lucky.

They do have a remarkably soft fur. I believe they're protected here as well but occasionally have to go, they like to colonize in attics in cottage country. People thing they're rare being nocturnal.

They'll breed right back to their former level in no time.

Why did no one see 10,000 traps

We have them all over around here.
Have a family living right above my outdoor wood burner.

I see them at night at the bird feeder

Don't wildlife officials have better things to do? In the fifty's and sixty's they would have been thanked for getting rid of some of the vermin. Next you won't be able to kill mice in your own house!

Flying squirrels are my favorite animal to control.

Colony traps work better with them than any other animal. They are calm, and can be handled by hand with out breaking the skin. We usually try to relocate. They're aren't a ton around here.

The moose did it!!

Hey Rocky! Wanna see me pull a rabbit out of my hat?

Vicious little buggers have nearly wiped out the deer population in some areas.





Charlie

Betcha squirrel didnt stay on moose 8 seconds