tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10572798.post7871416006901361612..comments2024-03-24T03:35:55.749-04:00Comments on This is not a blog.: England Red vs. Gray SquirrelsPetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443378142927723129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10572798.post-19717349436259549952009-03-20T10:35:00.000-04:002009-03-20T10:35:00.000-04:00Hey, this article was interesting and I appreciate...Hey, this article was interesting and I appreciate the ideas that are introduced....However, why does everything become an issue of the damn yanks or english fucks??? This article, I believe, is about squirrels?<BR/>The americans were blamed for bringing grays to england when in fact it was wealthy english lords who were basically showing off their fancy exotic pets.<BR/>As it may be that grays are beginning to push out the fox squirrels in England, it is the exact opposite in the states. In the states, the gray continually loses habitat to the non-native fox squirrel.<BR/>People need to realize that both species will most likely always exist given the fact that the fox squirrel ranges across continents and inhabits places that the gray squirrel is not well suited. I think people should read some of the works of arne naess and study "deep"ecology, leave it alone and let nature do its thing....perhaps it was meant to happen that grays become predominant in england and most likely the interaction between species will serve to make the foxes evolve...i.e. eventually developing immunity to viruses and possibly becoming able to eat acorns that have fallen on the ground, amongst other things.<BR/>Also, as I was reading this article I couldnt help but notice that some descriptions of the behavior of the grays and foxes was different than what I am used to.....Grays are very social but I have not noticed that they are more aggressive, agitated, or more comfortable with crossing open areas. Foxes, are in fact less social but I have seen them chase gray squirrels and cross open areas just as easily. <BR/> I dont have an agenda against either species, nature has been running its course long before humans interfered. That being said, I live in the states and at this very moment I have several fox squirrel kits sitting in a carrier in my living room probably waiting for their next feeding. I work for an Org that helps animals that have been displaced or orphaned due to human interference...releasing the animals into remote areas where they may be free of us humans, a species that is the biggest pest, is the ultimate goal.<BR/>Keep an open mind folks.Mellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347334019503551087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10572798.post-14159804281459658592008-06-15T13:27:00.000-04:002008-06-15T13:27:00.000-04:00I loved this article. I am English living in Conne...I loved this article. I am English living in Connecticut. I have always been aware of the threat posed to our red squirrels by the American greys.<BR/>I am very happy that at last someone has the courage to actually put his money where his mouth is and DO something about it.Susieweaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290601080097136806noreply@blogger.com