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Grey squirrels have met their match
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Malcolm Ogilvie
Oct 4, 2016, 3:13:19 PM10/4/16
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Interesting piece on BBC Countryfile at the weekend reporting on how Pine Martens are
killing Grey Squirrels and eating them, but can't catch Red Squirrels - complete with a
photograph of a Pine Marten with a Grey Squirrel in its mouth :-). What a splendid way of
dealing with an invasive non-native species that has so adversely affected Red Squirrels
not just by out-competing them but also by giving them a deadly virus. Poor old Professor
Nutter (aka Angus Macmillan), his days are numbered :-))
Malcolm
Hils
Oct 18, 2016, 9:23:53 AM10/18/16
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On 04/10/16 20:13, Malcolm Ogilvie wrote:
>
> Interesting piece on BBC Countryfile at the weekend reporting on how
> Pine Martens are killing Grey Squirrels and eating them, but can't
> catch Red Squirrels - complete with a photograph of a Pine Marten
> with a Grey Squirrel in its mouth :-). What a splendid way of dealing
> with an invasive non-native species that has so adversely affected
> Red Squirrels not just by out-competing them but also by giving them
> a deadly virus.
http://theconversation.com/resurgent-pine-martens-could-be-good-news-for-red-squirrels-46051
>
> Interesting piece on BBC Countryfile at the weekend reporting on how
> Pine Martens are killing Grey Squirrels and eating them, but can't
> catch Red Squirrels - complete with a photograph of a Pine Marten
> with a Grey Squirrel in its mouth :-). What a splendid way of dealing
> with an invasive non-native species that has so adversely affected
> Red Squirrels not just by out-competing them but also by giving them
> a deadly virus.
"A study by Aberdeen University has found that due to thriving numbers
of pine martens in Ireland, grey squirrels have been almost completely
eradicated - leaving the reds to thrive."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/20/nature-notes-pine-martens-could-help-to-save-our-red-squirrels/
The most thorough way to encourage a resurgence of pine martens (not to
mention badgers, foxes and raptors) would be to eradicate the inbred and
diseased monarchy and aristocracy.
amacm...@aol.com
Oct 19, 2016, 6:54:12 AM10/19/16
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:23:51 +0100, Hils <hi...@saynotospam.net> wrote:
>On 04/10/16 20:13, Malcolm Ogilvie wrote:
>>
>> Interesting piece on BBC Countryfile at the weekend reporting on how
>> Pine Martens are killing Grey Squirrels and eating them, but can't
>> catch Red Squirrels - complete with a photograph of a Pine Marten
>> with a Grey Squirrel in its mouth :-). What a splendid way of dealing
>> with an invasive non-native species that has so adversely affected
>> Red Squirrels not just by out-competing them but also by giving them
>> a deadly virus.
>
>http://theconversation.com/resurgent-pine-martens-could-be-good-news-for-red-squirrels-46051
>
>"A study by Aberdeen University has found that due to thriving numbers
>of pine martens in Ireland, grey squirrels have been almost completely
>eradicated - leaving the reds to thrive."
So what will the pine martens start on when they've finnished off the
>On 04/10/16 20:13, Malcolm Ogilvie wrote:
>>
>> Interesting piece on BBC Countryfile at the weekend reporting on how
>> Pine Martens are killing Grey Squirrels and eating them, but can't
>> catch Red Squirrels - complete with a photograph of a Pine Marten
>> with a Grey Squirrel in its mouth :-). What a splendid way of dealing
>> with an invasive non-native species that has so adversely affected
>> Red Squirrels not just by out-competing them but also by giving them
>> a deadly virus.
>
>http://theconversation.com/resurgent-pine-martens-could-be-good-news-for-red-squirrels-46051
>
>"A study by Aberdeen University has found that due to thriving numbers
>of pine martens in Ireland, grey squirrels have been almost completely
>eradicated - leaving the reds to thrive."
grey squirrels?
>
>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/20/nature-notes-pine-martens-could-help-to-save-our-red-squirrels/
>
>The most thorough way to encourage a resurgence of pine martens (not to
>mention badgers, foxes and raptors) would be to eradicate the inbred and
>diseased monarchy and aristocracy.
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