The squirrel war!

Unfortunately the war is lost. Again misinformed people were catching them and releasing them in areas that had been cleared. Here I have managed to reduce their numbers so much that there is talk of reintroducing the red. I fear its too late though and we will see the demise of the red in my lifetime. Even Anglesey which was a haven has now had the dreaded pox introduced.(biggest threat posed by the Greys- non native, stupidly introduced species)

I couldn’t agree more Fisherman. Stupidity seems to be rife with this wildlife warriors who never see the larger picture! Our native red is a beautiful little creature and we should all fight harder to see its reintroduction. But first we need to rid ourselves of the Grey menace. I think you are right when you say the war is lost as I take part in a ‘vermin’ Day at a local estate and together with the gamekeepers catches, it amounts to a body count of about 250 - 300. Next year- they’re back! In the same numbers. Can you imagine the outcry if the Government were to reintroduce the scheme of £1 per tail (probably have to be £5 a tail these days) They are amazing climbers with the grace of a ballet dancer- that’s where my admiration stops- the rest is just a destructive pest- Tree Rat- never a truer word spoken!! The squirrel  pox is deadly to the red. They kill baby birds in their nest, kill young trees by taking out the growing tip, I can’t even have time on here to explain the damage I have seen them cause over 30 yrs in the Pest industry- horrendous- I have seen them destroy businesses- literally! I would love a pound for everyone I’ve taken out! But the wildlife virtue warriors continue ignorant of the danger these things pose! 

The Pheasant isn’t a native of the UK but I guess you are happy to adopt it, it can’t outwit you so easily😂😂

Pests, eh? Some are definitely smarter than others. 😏

Bunny huggers cant take logical arguments and very selective in what they want us country folk to do.

I agree, I'm very selective in what I'd like you to do.

Nah, It's to do with pheasants tasting so good.. 

On Squirrels, the Red Squirrel is native to Britain, the Grey Squirrel is an immigrant, bent on destroying the native species. 

K 

The grey didn’t catch a ride to the UK it was brought here by Humans, the Squirrel is innocent👍🏻.

Whereas it’s logical to destroy one none native species but actively breed another for ‘sport’, forgive me for laughing at your hypocrisy😂😂😂

PS Fish, I’m county folk & you don’t speak for me👍🏻

Agree 100%. I was born and brought up in a farming village in North Wiltshire and have been back in the area for near 30 years now. I consider myself a person of the countryside but I dislike intensely this use of expressions like "us" country folk to stir up artificial divisions and even more so the very insulting "bunny huggers" which I thought was a thing of the past on CT.