Colony of rare red squirrels discovered in remote Welsh forest

dailymail.co.uk ^ | April 20, 2009 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Perdogg]

do they taste like chicken or spotted owl?

[Scythian]

The red in them is BBQ flavoring, I’m guessing an excellent BBQ Chicken

[WayneS]

I think their problem is their name.

If they were not called the “Rare Red Squirrel”, they would probably not be near extinction.

I know it works for the “Common Gray Squirrel” here in the U.S.

;^)

[NeverForgetBataan]

Better dead than....RED!

[DeLaine]

squirrel ping

[KarlInOhio]

are among the purest left in Britain, thanks to a unique genetic code.

Pure? Undiverse! Undiverse! Quick, moves some gray squirrels in with them to show the wonders of diversity.

[NeverForgetBataan]

furry tail rat.

[La Enchiladita]

Why did they have to be discovered? Here they were living peacefully and happily in the magical forest and along comes homo sapiens (probably a PBS or BBC biologist) to spoil it all. Now their secret is out and the fun is over. Why can’t hoomins leave other species alone??!!

[Veto!]

So very cute. And brave. And smart and wily. Long may they outwit their many enemies. A credit to Wales and to all of us with Welsh ancestry.

Scamper on, oh brave red squirrels.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Staff and volunteers supported by the BBC Wildlife Fund and Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), have already scoured large areas of the pine forest, looking for characteristically-chewed cones and squirrel nests, called dreys, in trees.

I dunno, sounds like a lynx hair hunt to me.

[Oldpuppymax]

It’s been suggested by the NY Times that all humans refusing to vacate the area should be immediately executed.

[rdax]

"Yes, Mrs. Wilberforce"

[JoeProBono]

[FourPeas]

Here, here!

[Free ThinkerNY]

RED RATS

[americanophile]

Wow, they’re very red indeed. I hope their ‘discovery’ doesn’t mean their destruction...it often does.

[SunkenCiv]

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[DCBryan1]

And........WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

[mysterio]

Town next to mine has only black squirrels. Every other town in the area has brown ones.