In praise of Grey Squirrels

[se7enthdevil]

kill every one of the little buggars wrap em up and slap em on the supermarket shelves. i'm a red head my self so want to see the grey completely annihilated from our fair land.

 

a nationwide cull should be implemented as this would give the gunmen something else to shoot at rather than our badgers.

 

that numpty off the wild wood (rob penn i think) was doing it as was jimmy doherty, they shot them and ate them. jimmys nephews loved them and they are probably healthier than any burger or banger on the barbie.

 

come on everyone lets trap and shoot.

[Le Sanglier]

Again, thanks for finding that Albedo, that really articulates what I was trying to say, (plus you did not just put up a link!)

[woodyguy]

Suggesting that it is immoral to interfere with the survival of introduced species is pretty strange.

 

So rabbits in Australia should be allowed to destroy the entire landscape. Japanese knotweed should be able to grow where ever it wishes. Indian Balsam along our rivers should be protected. The list sadly is lengthy and includes sycamore taking over many sensitive woodland areas.

 

In a country which kills and eats thousands of tonnes of meat per year, getting uptight about squirrel control is bizarre at best.

[splinters]

Whilst this is true, I don't see why we should hate the Greys for ever for it.

 

We most likely introduced them, so why not learn to live with them.

 

Rather than treat them like unwanted leaves on the lawn, from another non native that we introduced...the Syc, or copper beech.

 

yes we made the mistake of introducing them and it would be a far worse mistake to not make every effort to eradicate them before we lose the last of our reds.

 

im going to now make a very controversial comment that is not intended to offend any one but im sure it will.

 

gray squirrles are alot like the many nationalities we have allowed to move into this country pushing out the natives taking over our cities and draining all our resources whilst we "to quote the above Learn to live with them"

[Albedo]

Again, thanks for finding that Albedo, that really articulates what I was trying to say, (plus you did not just put up a link!)

 

No wuckers mate...I was torn on the link thing as it's long, So I'm guilty of not editing it to make a point....

 

But as you say I'm claiming 'not guilty' on the 'linkfest' thing:001_smile:

[Le Sanglier]

yes we made the mistake of introducing them and it would be a far worse mistake to not make every effort to eradicate them before we lose the last of our reds.

 

im going to now make a very controversial comment that is not intended to offend any one but im sure it will.

 

gray squirrles are alot like the many nationalities we have allowed to move into this country pushing out the natives taking over our cities and draining all our resources whilst we "to quote the above Learn to live with them"

 

Dead right, why can't life be more like "The Darling Bud's of May":stupid:

Edited December 7, 2012 by Le Sanglier

[Albedo]

yes we made the mistake of introducing them and it would be a far worse mistake to not make every effort to eradicate them before we lose the last of our reds.

 

im going to now make a very controversial comment that is not intended to offend any one but im sure it will.

 

gray squirrles are alot like the many nationalities we have allowed to move into this country pushing out the natives taking over our cities and draining all our resources whilst we "to quote the above Learn to live with them"

 

In 100 years time we will all be a light shade of brown and the grey squirrels will probably be orange Nobody will give a damn:001_smile:

 

Hundreds of thousands of Brit's go to Australia and introduce the winging gene to their population, tens of thousands of immigrants are re-introducing the working gene to ours.

[se7enthdevil]

at least immigrant are the same species, the gray and red squirrel are two completely different species and dont mix. long live tuffty(Sciurus vulgaris)...

[Albedo]

at least immigrant are the same species, the gray and red squirrel are two completely different species and dont mix. long live tuffty(Sciurus vulgaris)...

 

In a moment of madness I gene spliced a couple of them with an orange......Squirrel a l'orange kind of prepacked...but they escaped:001_smile:

[jamiep]

As with most things in life that work well, we just need to strike a balance. The grey squirrel really does do unacceptable amounts of damage in some areas when the population density is too high - as do we, but if common sense is applied then the balance can be restored - just a thought.