Great Britain: Grey squirrels on hit list (Massive cull of Greys planned to save Red Squirrels)

The Sun (U.K.) ^ | January 21, 2006 | MICHAEL LEA

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Grey squirrels on hit list

Doomed ... grey menace
Picture: REX
 

By MICHAEL LEATHE Government is planning the slaughter of thousands of grey squirrels — risking a backlash from wildlife lovers.

The aim is to protect the rapidly dwindling stock of native red squirrels.

Rangers will poison, trap and shoot the greys to create “buffer zones” in woods.

Contraceptives may even be added to their food to curtail breeding.

The plan — to be unveiled in detail tomorrow — will also stop damage to trees, because greys love stripping bark.

Greys are also seen as pests by bird lovers because they raid nests and feeding tables.

The grey was introduced from America in the 1800s, forcing the reds to the point of extinction.

There are now just 160,000 red squirrels compared with 2.5 million greys.

Environment minister Jim Knight said they are a “serious and growing threat”.

But families who feed them in parks and gardens love them.

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The Sun Online - Sun Says So far, so good

Nuts to ’em BRITAIN is facing a serious and growing threat, the Government announces. Not al-Qaeda. Nor gangs of hooded yobs tearing apart decent communities. No, it’s grey squirrels. Tearing apart decent communities of red squirrels. The Sun hates bullies. Time to get tufty.

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Related Item:

Squirrels go nuts on crack (addicts hide drugs in gardens; our furry friends dig it up)

[xrp]

Massive cull of Greys planned

Yeah good luck. Delta Force tried taking a bunch of these guys out in the Dulce Base in Dulce, New Mexico back in the late 1970s and the aliens clobbered them.

[Hypervigilant]

Shoot 'em with what, spitwads???

[neodad]

All your nuts are belonging to us.

[jazusamo]

ATTENTION---ALL MEMBERS OF PETA IN AMERICA

Go to England, the Brits are murdering squirrels

[Dog]

LOL!

[Alouette]

The "Grey" in your picture has some red hair. Maybe it's a mixed breed?

I'm starting to see black squirrels in some local areas. I think they are from Canada.

[beaver fever]

Yeah greys on crack are a serious hazard.

[Stoat]

((((((Squirrel Ping)))))))

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Racist Ba$tard$!

/s

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

All your nuts are belonging to us.

Funniest post of the night!

[Doogle]

..damn salty nuts

[Doogle]

..waiting for the photo of the critter who can't jump fences

*grin*


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[Graybeard58]

Good one!

[umgud]

Squirrel gitter.

[Intolerant in NJ]

When they're done with those thay can come and get the six or so that raid the bird feeder in my back yard en masse...please.....

[RichInOC]

"George Michael's putting me where?"

[Stoat]

When they're done with those thay can come and get the six or so that raid the bird feeder in my back yard en masse...please.....

Do they allow you to defend your property from marauding thieves in Joisey?  :-)

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[Doogle]

..harmonica playing in the park annoys the brits too