05-31-2011, 07:22 AM
There are lots of chipmunks at the Newberry Crater National Monument near Bend. I would sit at one of the picnic table in the parking lot area and they would eat out of my hand. Lots of people used to feed them.
The Last time I was there, a sign had been posted that read Please do not feed the chipmunks or ground squirrels. These animals when fed by humans during the summer do not teach their young how to forage for food in the wild. When visitors no longer visit during the winter, these animal often die a slow painful death from starvation.
The Last time I was there, a sign had been posted that read Please do not feed the chipmunks or ground squirrels. These animals when fed by humans during the summer do not teach their young how to forage for food in the wild. When visitors no longer visit during the winter, these animal often die a slow painful death from starvation.