Ground squirrels have proliferated in Minot, North Dakota's fourth-largest city. They've burrowed everywhere from vacant lots ...

The number of Richardson's ground squirrels in North Dakota's fourth-largest city likely nears the city's population ...

Ground squirrels near Pashone Grandson’s ground-level apartment dig holes near her door and eat her plants. One squirrel even got around her baby gate at the door and into her daughter’s clothes in ...

Ground squirrels have been an issue in Minot, a city of nearly 50,000 people, for at least 20 years, but the problem has dramatically worsened in the last few years, said Minot Street Department ...

Ground squirrels have been an issue in Minot, a city of nearly 50,000 people, for at least 20 years.

Ground squirrels have been an issue in Minot, a city of nearly 50,000 people, for at least 20 years.

Richardson’s ground squirrels are native to North Dakota’s prairie lands, but they’ve thrived in the urban environment where fewer predators can check their growing numbers. MINOT, N.D.

Richardson’s ground squirrels are native to North Dakota’s prairie lands, but they’ve thrived in the urban environment where fewer predators can check their growing numbers. MINOT, N.D.