[HappyHippy]

Hi everyone,

Don't know if any of you saw this on TV, I've just watched it and had to come & share.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/squirrel-wars-red-vs-grey
This article is also interesting:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2009/02/05/squirrel-wars-red-vs-grey-115875-21100395/

As a child I remember being taken to school by my Papa and in the winter we would always stop at a bridge on the way to watch the red squirrels feeding.    Sadly no more - the greys have arrived. 
I've never been a fan of greys but really thought no more about it til I saw the program - what an eye opener as to how quickly they move into an area and decimate the reds, as little as 2 weeks in some cases!!! 
Surely we should be doing something about this ?  Or is it too big a task to take on ?
What are your thoughts ?

[doganjo]

My friends shoot them if we see them when out training the dogs - and there's no close season either!  Only problem is the dogs aren't keen on retrieving them for some reason

[HappyHippy]

On the program it was 1 man in Northumberland and over a set period of time he eradicated 1% of the estimated population. The project was backed by 1 man in the house of Lords (I think) and had to stop due to lack of funding.
So what I'm thinking is  .......
If we get 100 people to do the same as him, at the same time - then BINGO, no more greys and we can watch our very own little 'tuftys' flourish again ! 
On the point of the dogs retriving them - maybe they know that they're just vermin with diseases and don't much fancy the thought of having them in their mouths ?

[doganjo]

Possible, but they don't like picking woodcock either - mind you we know the reason for that - most dogs don't like the smell/taste of their feathers.  No idea the reason for the greys though.