Comment on Do I need a license to kill a squirrel?

• Devi@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Did you know both are invasive? I read a study once that our native species of squirrels are extinct and went extinct some time ago.

  At roughly the same time rich landowners imported both the Eurasian reds and the American greys. We have decided to conserve the reds as they’re closest to our native reds but it’s very subjective.

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  • Pat_Riot@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why in any hell would you import squirrels‽

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    • Devi@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In the 18th and 19th centuries big fancy estates in the countryside would import 'exotic' animals to have on their land to show off their wealth. It's where a few of our deer species come from, pheasants, partridge, the little owl, and the squirrels.

      Some others were popular but didn't naturalise, like peacocks, it's interesting to think how life would be if peacocks were as prolific as pigeons.

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      • Pat_Riot@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Peacocks are as ornery as canada geese and make more noise. It’s not great when not your peacock decides he’s gonna roost on your roof.

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• supamanc@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Probably!

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