Springfield News-Leader · Feb 9, 2019
Owls provide free rodent-control services
Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, releases a rehabilitated great horned owl at Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield on Sept. 21, 2017. Andrew Jansen/News-Leader
How’s this for pest control?
At the location of a well-known rodent remover were found the remains of 1,987 field mice, 656 house mice and 210 rats. As if those numbers weren’t impressive enough, consider that this pest controller provided its services free of charge, and it was so un-intrusive most people in the area never even knew it was there.