Squirrels On the Pill? You Must Be Joking. Put Them in a Casserole! ; an Unabashed Countryman Says? It's Time to End Our Love Affair with Grey Squirrels
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'AH, AREN'T they pretty' that is one of the most popular phrases used by young children and old ladies as they watch grey squirrels in the park on a Sunday afternoon.
Well their reaction is understandable; grey squirrels with their dark oval eyes and bushy tails are certainly 'pretty', but to my mind they would be far prettier if they were still confined to North America where they came from in the first place.See the full content of this document
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Squirrels On the Pill? You Must Be Joking. Put Them in a Casserole! ; an Unabashed Countryman Says? It's Time to End Our Love Affair with Grey Squirrels
When the grey squirrel was introduced to this country by misguided animal lovers in 1876, it was thought to be a welcome addition to British fauna.
In truth it has been a disaster. Not simply because the grey squirrel devours birds' eggs, steals bird food, eats the bulbs in our gardens, ruins our lawns and damages the trees we love, but also because it h...See the full content of this document
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