Overview

• At least two residents, Joan Heblack and Isabel Campoy, required emergency treatment after bites and scratches in the Lucas Valley area.
• Neighborhood flyers warn of more than five incidents and describe the squirrel as appearing without warning.
• Marin Humane spokesperson Lisa Bloch says the behavior is commonly tied to people feeding wildlife and urges residents to stop.
• Marin Humane is coordinating with state authorities to capture or remove the animal if it returns.
• Public‑health guidance notes squirrels are not typical rabies vectors, yet bites can transmit infections including tularemia, leptospirosis, salmonellosis, and in very rare U.S. cases, plague.