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Popping up all over Spokane's Finch1 Arboretum2, squirrels are becoming a growing nuisance for the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
It's sort of the trees or them.
The squirrels are digging tunnels and tearing up the grounds.
These holes are a serious tripping hazard.
That's why the Parks Department has called in reinforcements. Dubbed3 the Rodenator Pro4, officials plan to use this special machine to blow up some of the 100 to 150 rodents5.
They researched it, and found that this is gonna be the most cost-effective and humane6 way to get the job done.
The machine pumps propane and oxygen into the tunnels of squirrels and then sends an electric spark that causes an explosion. The shockwaves kill the squirrels and they collapse7 their tunnels.
It really needs to be done if people want an arboretum.
But the city's Humane Society disagrees. They're trying to stop the Rodenator Pro, saying the blasts are a temporary and unethical response. They say the problem could be solved by limiting the animal's food supply. Meanwhile, park officials are moving ahead with the explosions this week.
We're not gonna give up the arboretum to the ground squirrels I guess.
Park officials are warning area residents the explosions sound like gunshots and they should not be alarmed.
Diane Kepley, the Associated Press.
1 finch | |
n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀,金丝雀等) | |
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2 arboretum | |
n.植物园 | |
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3 dubbed | |
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制 | |
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4 pro | |
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者 | |
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5 rodents | |
n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 ) | |
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6 humane | |
adj.人道的,富有同情心的 | |
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7 collapse | |
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷 | |
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