Discussion about Giving water to a thirsty squirrel in the Grand Canyon [Page 3] at the GodlikeProductions Conspiracy Forum. I’d most likely slide off one side or the other, and probably right into a bunch of nasty human-eating squirrels. Our topics include Conspiracy Theory, … Officials monitoring rodents for plague at Grand Canyon. Just ask Puppy Cody, who keeps trying to catch one so she can eat it. Squirrels are nasty, and vindictive. Those squirrels just keep on teasing her. Summertime in Arizona's higher terrain means an increased risk of residents and tourists coming into contact with rodents that carry the plague. Routine testing of a squirrel trapped July 16 revealed this week that it had fleas carrying the bubonic plague, forcing the closure of a handful of campgrounds in Los Angeles. PS – I’d be afraid to walk along that Powell Point path in the winter. Grand Canyon visitors and residents should be aware that plague activity increases during summer months in the Southwest and take appropriate precautions to minimize risk of exposure. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Summertime in Arizona’s higher terrain means an increased risk of residents and tourists coming into contact with rodents that carry the plague.

Health officials spend the warmer months monitoring squirrels, mice and prairie dogs for the rare but sometimes fatal disease. FELICIA FONSECA June 10, 2015 GMT. GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz. — The National Park Service is asking visitors at Grand Canyon National Park to not approach wildlife, especially wild rabbits.