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Old 01-10-15, 03:08 PM   #1
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But i'd be careful:

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Activists Support Squirrel catches animals in Hawaii. Animal activities speak at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting. Several extermination companies spoke up against Hawaii’s squirrel management program at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The program allows problem animal removing in county parks as one method to alleviate the squirrel number of pest critters. “[We] still love our suburban neighborhoods attics, but we have gone from laughing with delight at the creatures and rat baits, to treading carefully," declared one Hawaii resident, Elissa. "Officials from manage squirrel removing program have assured me that we have nothing to fear...but I'm not so sure.... Accidents do happen." The program began in 2009 because county officials argue that squirrel cause environmental degradation, become road hazards and may transfer diseases to humans. According to Hawaii wildlife biologist Vicky, about 70 to 100 squirrel per square mile live in Hawaii, which exceeds the area’s biological carrying capacity of 15 to 20 squirrel per square mile.
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And i thought they only had Mongooses (Mongeese ?) there ..
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Old 01-10-15, 03:26 PM   #2
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"Hmmm... reading all this, mebbe I ought to stay at home; I know I've caused environmental degradation, and been a road-hazard once or twice. Not sure about the transferring diseases to humans, but I guess it's possible..."
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I recommend you not choose to spend your squirrel golden years in the south eastern US. Down here some one will make squirrel stew out of you.
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Hawaii, niiice.

Just...errr...don't forget the place is still a work in progress:

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http://www.wildlifeanimalcontrol.com/hawaii.html


And i thought they only had Mongooses (Mongeese ?) there ..
And goats gone feral which eat the vegetation notably the Silversword plants on the mountain sides. There are fences and goat hunting is not discouraged. Since most of the native birds are ground dwellers with no natural enemies, egg-eating mongoose nest robbers and non-native snakes are a real threat to the birds. The Haleakalā silversword has been a thretensed species as defined by the US wildlife Service, since May 15, 1992. Prior to that time, excessive grazing by cattle and goats, and vandalism inflicted by people in the 1920s, had caused its near extinction. Since strict monitoring and governmental protection took effect, the species' recovery is considered a successful conservation story, although threats remain. I rode a rental bike down from the summit of Haleakala- 10,023 foot elevation...1 time-in my wild thirties The Crater of the SUN: stunning IMHO-and the air is veery thin...do not have been SCUBA diving the day before..or you'll be livn' Don Ho's classic "Tiny Bubbles' of nitrogen in your bloodstream. Goes with the Mai-Tai: .
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Another problem in paradise: http://www.phschool.com/science/scie...ted_frogs.html

Tree Frogs grab a ride on potted plants from the Caribbean to Hawaii
back in the mid 80's.

Ten phone calls a night from the tourist being kept awake.



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A backyard full of the frogs can reach 70 to 90 decibels—the volume of moderate-to-heavy street traffic or the din in neighborhoods along aircraft takeoff and landing corridors. Indeed, 75 decibels is the maximum sound volume that people can encounter at work throughout their careers without risking hearing loss
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During mating season—which can run year round, depending on the climate—crooning males from ground to treetops produce a three-dimensional fog of sound. To drown it out at bedtime, many Hawaiians run air conditioners as a source of white noise. Others don earplugs.
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