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in their favourite treat. its a kind of hazelnut butter. and what the scientists are doing is dosing this with contraceptives. the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except of course, except of course, they wont be able to produce any young. seventh heaven for novak djokovic as he wins another wimbledon title, his fourth in a row, coming from a set down to beat nick kyrgios in the mens singles final. both england and northern ireland are back in action tonight in the womens hero...

Yeah. it has a metal case to keep out larger animals, and we raise it up on a stand so that small animals cant access it. but where do you get squirrel contraceptives? the team are investigating two long—lasting birth control treatments. the lead scientist on the team says progress has been good. she hopes it will be ready to roll out in the wild within two years. you could reduce them significantly, like bring them to the brink of local extinction, or even eradicate them from some areas, prov...

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Humane alternative. you wont be surprised to hear that squirrels just love this. its a kind of hazelnut butter. they find it irresistible. and what the scientists are doing is dosing this with contraceptives. now, the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except, of course, they wont be able to produce any young. so how do you ensure that only grey squirrels eat it? well, the scientists have come up with a cunning plan. so, it has a weighted door at the front that an animal has to push open ...

They find it irresistible. and what the scientists are doing is dosing this with contraceptives. now, the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except, of course, they wont be able to produce any young. but how do you ensure only grey squirrels eat it? well, the scientists have come up with a cunning plan. so it has a weighted door at the front that an animal has to push open to access the bait. and this is the bait here. so, thats that paste. yeah. it has a metal case to keep out larger ani...