What's Behind Squirrels' Reign of Terror in National Parks?
One year ago, just before the rush of the Fourth of July weekend, the National Park Service posted a somewhat sarcastic PSA on Instagram about not ...
One year ago, just before the rush of the Fourth of July weekend, the National Park Service posted a somewhat sarcastic PSA on Instagram about not feeding the most vicious animal at the Grand Canyon National Park: Otospermophilus variegatus. Not the razor-toothed mountain lion, nor the 700-pound bull elk, and not even one of the Canyon's five species of rattlesnake … no, they were talking about the rock squirrel. Grand Canyon park rangers have regularly told visitors that squirrels are the most dangerous animals in the park.