Sonja Wild

Researcher, University of California, Davis

Researcher of University of California, Davis.

Sonja Wild on KCRW

Squirrels are omnivores, eating both meat and plants, but for the first time, they’ve been seen hunting and eating voles at Briones Regional Park.

Carnivorous mystery: Squirrels are eating rodents at CA park

Squirrels are omnivores, eating both meat and plants, but for the first time, they’ve been seen hunting and eating voles at Briones Regional Park.

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