{"id":4270,"date":"2026-03-26T13:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/squirrel-caught-vaping-in-london-park-sparks-warning-from-wildlife-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:23:20","slug":"squirrel-caught-vaping-in-london-park-sparks-warning-from-wildlife-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/squirrel-caught-vaping-in-london-park-sparks-warning-from-wildlife-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Squirrel caught \u2018vaping\u2019 in London park sparks warning from wildlife experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-03-26 13:23:18<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Wildlife experts are urging the public to stop dumping nicotine products after a squirrel was filmed appearing to \u201cvape\u201d in a London park.<BR><br \/>\nThe bizarre clip, shared with The Telegraph, shows a grey squirrel perched on a fence in Brixton while nibbling at the mouthpiece of a discarded vape. <BR><br \/>\nThe animal paws at the device as if trying to take a puff \u2014 a scene that has quickly joined a growing collection of viral videos showing squirrels chewing, carrying and even \u201cshopping\u201d for abandoned vapes in both the UK and the US.<BR><br \/>\nCraig Shuttleworth, a red squirrel specialist at Bangor University, said the fruity liquids inside the devices are likely what\u2019s drawing the animals in.<BR><br \/>\nHe explained: \u201cA vape would be more attractive than a normal tobacco product that\u2019s not fruity.<BR><br \/>\nShuttleworth warned: \u201cYou don\u2019t want animals ingesting nicotine. They don\u2019t encounter it in the wild.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nHe added that the dangers go beyond nicotine exposure: \u201cEating a vape isn\u2019t part of their natural diet. They could gnaw at it and consume microplastics.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThe RSPCA \u2014 which previously warned about the rise of vape\u2011related wildlife injuries \u2014 said the latest video should serve as a reminder to dispose of devices properly. <BR><br \/>\nA spokesperson for the animal welfare charity said: \u201cWe urge people to hold on to their litter until it can be safely and responsibly thrown away.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cRecycling where possible helps reduce the number of animals harmed by rubbish.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nWith vape waste now turning urban wildlife into accidental influencers, experts say the message is simple: bin it, don\u2019t leave it for the squirrels.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-03-26 13:23:18 Wildlife experts are urging the public to stop dumping nicotine products after a squirrel was filmed appearing to \u201cvape\u201d in a London park. The bizarre clip, shared with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4271,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4270\/revisions\/4271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}