SPOKANE, Wash. - Authorities at the City of Spokane Parks Department say they are open to ideas that could replace their controversial plan to fight a growing ground squirrel population but add that ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – The City of Spokane is still considering ways to control the growing ground squirrel population in Finch Arboretum but they will not use a controversial device known as the "Rodenator ...

Hundreds of ground squirrels have invaded Finch Arboretum and are turning the grounds into Swiss cheese. Even worse, it’s breeding season. Spokane Parks officials are mounting a counterattack with a ...

The “Rodenator” fielded its first complaint in Boulder County this month – and it wasn’t prairie dog activists who objected to the practice of blowing the critters up with explosive gas. Instead, ...

Residents in a north Boulder neighborhood found themselves awakened Tuesday morning by what has become a familiar and terrifying sound — prairie dog burrows being blown up by a device known as the ...

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Spring has sprung, and so has Westword‘s spring campaign! Our goal is to raise $15,000 by April 27, and we’re counting on you, our dedicated readers, to help us get there. The funds we raise will ...

There are few jobs more satisfying than blowing things up. Combine that with effective pest control and it’s no surprise that the Rodenator burrow-collapser has become a hit with UK farmers since it ...

A fire that scorched a half acre was quickly put out by Cal Fire and San Luis Obispo City Fire Department firefighters. The fire was behind the Laureate school near O'Connor Way. Cal Fire Station 12 ...