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Are groundhogs considered pests?

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I've seen that groundhogs destroy crops with their holes but I don't know if they are considered a pest despite being so cute. ​ Note: here in South America there are no groundhogs, we have a relative but he lives in dry sand and is the size of a guinea pig submitted by /u/roxgxd [link] [comments]

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Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) at Mount Rainier

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Hoary Marmots , also called Whistle Pigs , inhabit rocky areas near the treeline in northwestern North America up into Alaska. And marmots, of course, are nothing but pretentious groundhogs, so the name Whistle Pig seems like an extremely fair appellation.

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Woodchuck aka Groundhog aka Whistle Pig messing with a squirrel by our Oak tree.

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submitted by /u/taraform72 [link] [comments].