50,000 Minot Squirrels Tunnel Under Airport, Outsmart Officials, Eat Baby Clothes

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Minot’s 50,000 ground squirrels have overrun North Dakota’s fourth-largest city, burrowing beneath malls, apartment slabs, and even the airport. Trending queries ask: “How do you get rid of ground squirrels?” and “Why do squirrels invade homes?” As pest control’s Joshua Herman shovels dirt into holes, he sighs, “It’s like one guy standing against a massive storm.”

While officials wage war beneath apartment foundations and airport runways, a new twist emerges: squirrels breach baby gates and chew through children’s wardrobes. Searches for “ground squirrel disease risks” and “squirrel-proofing homes” spike as residents witness a rodent insurrection worthy of a prairie heist film. “You don’t know what disease they carry,” one exasperated mother confesses, contemplating squirrel laundry day.

At Minot Air Force Base, over 800 “dak-rats” were trapped this month alone—leaving officials to wonder if the city’s squirrel population now rivals its human census.

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