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Ground squirrels as targets for psychological pest control
Logan Utah ground squirrels threaten alfalfa and corn, prompting calls for alternatives to poisoning. Utah State University ecologist David Ralph advocates behavioral control by manipulating inbred population pressures, notably using hormone-injected yearling males to disrupt juvenile mating. The approach, debated amid Nixon's predator-control pause and a 1951–present commitment to study ecological impacts over indiscriminate killing.
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