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January 27, 2009 at 3:53 pm
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*Nick*
Reds are native, greys aren’t.
Greys breed quicker and over a longer period than reds. They are bigger than reds and out-compete them for food.
Greys carry a disease which they are immune to, but which is fatal to reds.
In areas where the grey squirrel has arrived, the native red squirrel has been found to be totally eradicated within 10 years because of all the above.
That is why we love to hate the greys!! (Although in some parks the greys come and eat out of your hands – is hard to hate them then!)