After a successful squirrel eradication programme in the winter, disaster strikes in the summer. A dozen good-quality oak trees are dead and all the indications are that squirrels killed them. Have new squirrels moved in? Does shooting squirrels create vacancies for more squirrels? Jaf Jefferson and Martin Jacoby explore the problem.
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