I thought this was interesting so I checked into it some more.
Apparently the city had an over abundance of squirrels for many years trying several other options before they decided on this program.
There are over 1,000 squirrels they plan on catching in cages this summer and giving this shot to. This will render the animal sterile for a number of years with a single dose. The vaccine, developed by the U.S. Department of Agiculture will cost between $2.00-10.00 per animal and have no side effects. I could not find why there is such a difference of cost ($2-$10.00) unless the males cost less than the females or the other way around?
This isn't the only city in California that has tried this. The city of Berkeley all ready has this plan in effect and it's doing quite well.
I also found that as far away as Scotland they have been doing this after becoming quite infested with the rodents.
Thanks for sharing this article with us Carol.
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