Squirrel Killer Alert

I found a message board for rednecks that like to kill wildlife indiscriminately. These people have no regard for wildlife, and refuse to live in harmony with native creatures. One of them in particular concerns me because he lives rather close to me, at about 10 miles away. His user name is "Shoot Straight" and this was his post dated April 20, 2012: "I just wanted to let ya'll know that my bait station that me and my grandpa made works. I was a little skeptical at first, but I saw another squirrel there this morning. All it is is two pieces of 3/8" plywood that form an L-shape with one side attached to the tree and the other laying flat to work as a platform for the critter with a corn cob on the platform secured by a piece of copper wire. We don't have many squirrels in our area but now I might be getting a whole lot more. All I need to do now is shoot them. " This sick individual wants to attract squirrels with a squirrel feeder just so he could shoot them for fun. WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I joined the forum so that I can contact the sicko. I sent a message politely asking him why he would do this. So stay tuned.

Ebay Squirrel Stuff for Sale

Financial woes are causing me to sell my squirrel collection. Please visit My ebay store. Part of the proceeds go to the squirrel charity mentioned in the previous entry. So far, I have 10 items, but more will be added when I have time.

Lovely Lita's Sheltering Tree Foundation

You might not believe this, but there are squirrel charities out there. One such charity is the Lovely Lita's Sheltering Tree Foundation, located in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. They help raise and rehabilitate baby and injured gray squirrels. Kudos to this rescue group. The link to their website is: Squirrellady.org. You can buy from their store or make a donation, as I have. The image of the late Lita the squirrel is from their website.

Obnoxious Squirrel Haters

Last year some obnoxious anti-squirrel fanatic in response to one of my old squirrel websites was ranting about how squirrels apparently cause millions of dollars of damage to pecan trees and he has to shoot them. When I responded to ask where he gets this information, he responds back calling me names and insulting my intelligence. Still no references to the figures of millions of dollars lost.

Now, even if squirrels "damaged" pecan crops, it wouldn't really matter because squirrels and pecan trees have been part of the ecosystem in the US long before man has arrived.

I also tried to tell him about Native Americans and how they make good examples of stewards of the land, particularly the Sioux Indians, since I've read books by a Sioux in regards to environmental stewardship. You know what this moron says in response? Something shockingly idiotic: "The Sioux never seen a pecan tree." Wow. What ignorance some white trash have. Did you know the word "pecan" has Native American origins? Yes, Algonquian to be exact. The Sioux are another tribe, but they have certainly been around pecan trees FAR LONGER than this inbred white trash's ancestors.

As typical of Texan ultra-conservative tea-baggers, he assumed I was liberal simply because I love animals. Ironically, he was using liberal language in an attempt to describe how liberal he thinks I am.

For some reason, this issue is still bothering me so I thought I'd vent. I have the guy's email address (won't publish it here), but if anyone wants to tell him how ignorant he is, I'd be glad to share it individually.

Russian Scientists Grow Pleistocene-Era Plants From Seeds Buried By Squirrels 30,000 Years Ago

See link:

http://www.popsci.com.au/science/russian-scientists-grow-pleistocene-era-plants-from-seeds-buried-by-squirrels-30-000-years-ago

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sad News

The last few weeks have been quite sad. Four weeks ago my 10-year old prairie dog Mancha passed away. Then, 6 days ago my 14-year old flying squirrel Scalisti passed away. Some of you who remember me also remember these two. They're both in the rainbow bridge, joining all the other critters who passed. They are buried next to each other. If I was still living in my old place, Scalisti would have been buried next to his mate Orchid, who he proudly sired babies with. I wish I still had those babies, but all the ones that didn't die found new homes. I loved Scalisti and Mancha both; they were so cute and sweet and they will be missed. The picture tributes were made by a member of The Squirrel Board.