Well, grey squirrels are a classic example of an invasive non-native species
Our native squirrel is the red squirrel
About 100 years ago, some British aristo imported some grey squrrels from America for his parkland. Needless to say they bred and spread, and because they are bigger, stronger, more adaptable, store more fat and carry some disease fatal to reds, they have wiped out the red squirrel from almost the whole of the UK. A few survive in England in Northumberland and Cumbira, and there are still some pockets of the Highlands where there are reds (we have a pair on our hill in Scotland and I defend them fiercely).
So yes, they are as you described, and not cute.
Posted By: Old Git on October 4th 2007 at 11:58:24
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- FAO Hertz van Rental (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 4, 11:29:18
- I saw one today too... (General Chat) - Gunnys mullet, Oct 4, 11:59:30
- Tell him not to bother, and just google "black squirrel" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 4, 12:01:17
- ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 4, 12:02:12
- but that takes away the "fun" (General Chat) - Gunnys mullet, Oct 4, 12:11:05
- there's lots of deranged looking people roung Anglia Ruskin though... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 4, 12:13:02
- a fair point... (General Chat) - Gunnys mullet, Oct 4, 12:14:56
- there's lots of deranged looking people roung Anglia Ruskin though... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 4, 12:13:02
- but that takes away the "fun" (General Chat) - Gunnys mullet, Oct 4, 12:11:05
- ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 4, 12:02:12
- Tell him not to bother, and just google "black squirrel" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 4, 12:01:17
- Without fail I disturb grey squirrels in the park when I'm on my regular run. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 4, 11:43:57
- Well, grey squirrels are a classic example of an invasive non-native species (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 4, 11:58:24
- Rats with good PR (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial McAngler, Oct 4, 11:44:17
- Yep, one is always lurking in my garden (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 4, 11:31:11
- Was it a tar-baby? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 4, 11:40:28
- Maybe they're Tory parliamentary research squirrels posing for facebook photos? (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial McAngler, Oct 4, 11:32:22
- Mammmmmmmyyyyy! (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 4, 11:35:08
- I saw one today too... (General Chat) - Gunnys mullet, Oct 4, 11:59:30
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