There are grey and red squirrels. The grey ones are invasive in Europe and are causing all kinds of problems for the native red squirrels
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KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 day agoI suppose that makes them quite a bit less endearing. I’ve only ever lived in places where squirrels are native, and never really understood the animosity towards them.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 day ago
Grey squirrels are native where I’m at; even here, a lot of folks dislike them. They just can’t catch a break.
Zwiebel@feddit.org 1 day ago
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 day ago
How can anyone possibly not like them?
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 day ago
They out compete native red squirrels here.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
The red squirrels here bully the black and grey ones, and also they eat plastic Christmas lights.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 day ago
It’s revenge! From the talk I mention she spent a long time emphasizing how similar grey and reds can be, so I’m not sure if grandma was just in it for the love of the game or not.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
In Maine greys are almost rare, and reds are an absolute menace. I can’t even count how many have become a problem enough around the property to warrant dispatch, and I really dislike killing things. One chewed the hot wire to my shed which although a pain to repair, was quite a show.