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Emergency use of banned strychnine needed to counter exponential damage done by gophers , advocates say

Richardson's ground squirrels - colloquially known as gophers - are currently hibernating, but they're making headlines after Ottawa reje…

Source cbc.ca AI Summary Updated February 5, 2026

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Richardson's ground squirrels - colloquially known as gophers - are currently hibernating, but they're making headlines after Ottawa rejected a bid by the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan to permit the emergency u…

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