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

[Stoat]

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.

[Atchafalaya]

Like the spots, more teeth on prey.

[NapkinUser]

"Is he yours??"

No.

[gogogodzilla]

Squirrels are EVIL!

The are the source of all EVIL and badness in the world.

See:

http://www.deadsquirrel.com/index.html
http://www.antisquirrel.com/

But the most important site of all:

http://www.geocities.com/sqhorror666/

That site will reveal the horrifying truth about the squirrels and their secret, evil plan to conquer the WORLD.


"I'm going to suck your mind out. Oh yes!"

[gogogodzilla]

This rare photo is of the secret Uber-controller of the alien grays. As you can see, the squirrels are the cause of all the space aliens probings that are traumatizing the citizens of the world.

We must unite to stop this evilness!


"It's PROBING time! he he he"

[Rudder]

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

Just wait a decade or so and then all you'll see, squirrel-wise, are these nasty little suckers: The Black Squirrel

They've already been sighted in London, and they'll wipe out the Greys and the Reds.

[Stoat]

I sincerely appreciate the intel update....things appear to be quite a bit worse than initial reports had suggested. The presence of armor support brings the conflict to an entirely new level. I'm wondering if there is any update on the rumored existence of the Peanut Butter Bombs? Since the Greys used them against the Northern Reds a few years ago, they have been denying their existence but have refused to allow FDA site inspections. The situation is very tense and troubling....and the 'wild card' of the Badgers does indeed leave all scenarios open to conjecture. Any word on the Hedgehog situation? If they were to align themselves with the Greys, the days of an autonomous Red Squirrel nation may indeed be numbered.

You seem to have some excellent intel sources and so if you could please keep us updated it would be greatly appreciated.

[Rudder]

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

That looks much more like a Red Squirrel to me, and my place has Grey, Red and (a few) Black squirrels...although the Reds are a vanishing strain around here, come to think of it.

[Stoat]

They've already been sighted in London, and they'll wipe out the Greys and the Reds.

My goodness....the squirrel plot is thickening!  But there's more.....there's the Squirrat!

The Sun Online - News A rat in me squirrel

A rat in me squirrel

Mythical beast ... is this a 'squirrat'?
 

By CLODAGH HARTLEY

 ARE we going nuts — or is this evidence of a mythical cross-breed of squirrels and rats?

This sighting of a grey creature with a hairless tail has sparked debate as to whether it is a “squirrat”. Artist Sia Sumaria, 41, snapped the animal in her back garden in central London.

 

Breeding ... inner city rat
 

She said: “This creature appears to have a rat’s tail. I thought maybe it had crossed with a rat. Squirrels in my garden want nothing to do with it.”

Experts say it is a squirrel struck by hair loss.

But websites insist some have mated with inner-city rats resulting in hybrid offspring.

Sounds like a tall tail to us . . .

 

[FOG724]

I'd rather have a rat.

[Rudder]

I think that rat-tailed squirrel tangled with something and narrowly got away except for his tail hair...say a fox, or dog, or owl, or the crotch of tree limb?

Then again, it could organized warfare where Reds disquise themselves as Greys and Greys morph into rats...very clever.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

This looks like a job for...

[Fire_on_High]

Hehe, I do love em, but you have to admit...that ocicat is just beautiful.

[Doogle]

img src ="- who knows what Corzine has in store for us...........">

you can bet it's going to cost us, there's no doubt about that

[sweetliberty]

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

I think the population of gray squirrels is grossly underestimated.

[xrp]

Wow, talk about scorched Earth policy!

[mewzilla]

Just the squirrel for the job!

[mewzilla]

Big Ben could be next...

[sweetliberty]

"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....."

Six? Pffff.....that's nothing. I had a demon army of them...and lots of bird feeders. Took me a year to outwit the little buggers and get their egregious misappropriation of birdseed under control. You need one of these. Scroll down and click on "see the video."

[Overtaxed]

'Bout time someone acknowledged the real enemy.

[sweetliberty]

"I thought the Brits had banned hunting? Oh, it's OK when the GOVERNMENT does it.."

Yeah. Kinda like America and slavery.