Oh yeah thanks for the reminder it exists! Posted there :)
I'd rather they live off unsalted raw almonds I feed them then off the open trashcans available on the McGill campus, and the less nutrient dense food other people will feed them like peanuts or whatever they have on hand. It is indeed illegal though, you're right on that point.
Basically I think you're right that human interfering with wild life can be harmful to said wildlife, and I don't think that applies to this case until the McGill administration stops all people from feeding them (there are a lot of others) and closes their open trashcans; so that wildlife can be self sufficient again.
Also do you really think the best thing you can do for wildlife is going after people feeding city squirrels on the internet? Don't you think some other actions are a little more destructive to wildlife? Maybe go after government allowing companies to drain swamps to build fancy houses or some other shit and cut my squirrel feeding ass some slack.
PS I won't reply any further as I'm not interested in debating online via comments, it tends to be very unproductive and draining.
I take this to mean my mobile drawing skills are on point 😎
Yes! So amazing to see their fur has a rich mix of white, grey, black, and brown!
I never heard of it before, thanks for the info. Thankfully it seems more common in hot climates
In Canada, human cases of plague are very uncommon. The last case was reported in 1939.
From gov website : https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/plague/causes-plague.html
Yes that would make most sense! Or maybe to watch for incoming doggos too (not too many predators on a university campus haha)
It is actually really short, not a weird illusion thing. No clue if she was BornWithIt™ or if it's an injury :o From another angle :
They often do indeed! The McGill campus is slowly replacing these open bins with closed ones which is good news.
This one has a healthy fear of humans
Great point, they're not good pet and any online ressource on pet squirrel will tell you so. Thanks for sharing though, amazing story!
McGill squirrel of the day :)
The furry buddy I was feeding got weary of another squirrel getting closer and turned around before I got a frontal shot haha
I only hand feed her as she's the friendliest of the squirrels at McGill. I call her Mama as she had babies in spring. I learned not to hand feed all of them the hard way (got bitten).
Wow good memory! It is her indeed 😁 still hanging out on the campus!