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City to resume ground squirrel control, animal advocates concerned - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

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City of Winnipeg plans to use sulfur gas to control ground squirrels on athletic fields this summer .

The city developed ground squirrel management guidelines in 2015 , which lists carbon monoxide as the primary course of action.

The Winnipeg Humane Society says the move causes “suffering and distress” to the rodents.

Four of the eight fields in question are in her ward of Point Douglas .

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