We lost our last coyote a while back and THEN - the groundhogs moved in. Hundreds and thousands of them. They're everywhere. The cycle of life can sure be annoying sometimes! LOL!
The good news is - less dandelions. Apparently, they love 'em! And I don't know if it's related but we used to be overrun with rabbits (which are a little too lean for carnivores that have other options) but I haven't seen any in a while. And less ground squirrels. The tree squirrel population seems unaffected. We've never really had much in the way of mice or rats. Probably due to the snake population which seems pretty happy. Not many frogs out and about. They're pretty riotous in the more heavily wooded areas but you'd think we'd have a greater distribution as we have lots and lots of trees, all over, and a lake right in town...interesting. We have some pretty big turtles though. Not a big population, but pound for pound...
The groundhogs though...I don't know. Only time will tell, I suppose. Now that they're spread around town, I'm not even sure new coyotes would make any difference. There's plenty to eat and no real reason for them to wander around town, frightening the natives. Oh well! We'll see!
