BUT NOT BY ME

The UK government is releasing genetically modified infertile Grey Squirrels to pass infertility on and kill the population. Further if you take an injured squirrel to a sanctuary it will be killed. I am told they do a lot of damage to trees. One council cut down 600 trees by "accident" last year. HS2 demands ancient woodland being carved in two, with the loss of lots of trees. Who does more tree damage? I think Humans. I am aware they are not native, however they have been here over 100 years and have a right to stay.

I add that it is the only mammal that the British general public see on a regular basis. Are we to be deprived of this pleasure?

I have never seen a Red Squirrel. I do not think their habitat is towns and cities. Roadkill squirrel makes up Red Kite, Raven, Buzzard diets (possibly more species.)

Afterword........ I have only seen a Badger once alive and the government has slaughtered over 40,000 of them.

I have not seen a Fox for several years.

Never seen an Otter, Pine Martin, Dormouse, Wildcat. So I see squirrels and love seeing them.

In my garden Stafford UK 29th January 2020

Red Squirrels eat birds eggs and chicks too.

Done