The controversy over Peanut, the pet squirrel and social media sensation seized by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and euthanized last week, has raised questions about who can and should handle wildlife in New York.

It has not been announced that the bomb threats correlate with the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the Squirrel.

Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon were confiscated and euthanized that week, here’s how the incident became political.