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UK’s grey squirrels could be given contraceptive pills in Government-backed plan to save £37million

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Amorous grey squirrels face contraceptive crackdown: Rodents could be fed fertility-lowering pills covered in hazelnut paste to keep population numbers down Grey squirrels could take contraceptive pill under population control measures Drawn up in new plan backed by the Environment Secretary George Eustice  Report states grey squirrels cost the economy around £37million every year  By … Read more

UK’s grey squirrels could be given contraceptive pills in Government-backed plan to save £37million

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Amorous grey squirrels face contraceptive crackdown: Rodents could be fed fertility-lowering pills covered in hazelnut paste to keep population numbers down Grey squirrels could take contraceptive pill under population control measures Drawn up in new plan backed by the Environment Secretary George Eustice  Report states grey squirrels cost the economy around £37million every year  By … Read more

Prince Charles hails ‘inquisitive and delightful’ Red Squirrels on Squirrel Appreciation Day

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Why I’m nuts about red squirrels: Prince Charles hails the ‘inquisitive and delightful’ animals as he praises volunteers helping to protect them Said he admires the creatures and he lets them roam around his Birkhall home  Even leaves his jackets outside with nuts left in the pockets for the squirrels Prince marked Squirrel Appreciation Day … Read more

Parakeets face massive cull as Government considers shooting ‘grey squirrels of the sky’

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Parakeets face massive cull as Government considers shooting ‘grey squirrels of the sky’ that are Britain’s fastest-spreading bird species Defra is discussing shooting large populations of wild parakeets across Britain Number of parakeets in the UK grew 1,500 per cent between 1995 and 2015  Experts say they pose an ‘urgent economic, societal and environmental problem’ … Read more

Father-of-two captures pictures of one of Britain’s 50 albino squirrels outside his Edinburgh flat

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Father-of-two spots of one of only 50 albino British squirrels outside his Edinburgh flat Richard Waugh, 51, spotted the albino squirrel outside his flat in Edinburgh The UK has around 50 albino squirrels with white hair and red or pink eyes The odds of a squirrel being born white are thought to be about one … Read more

Woman is fined £120 for feeding squirrels because it is classed as ‘littering’ in London park

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That’s nuts! Woman is fined £120 for feeding squirrels because it is classed as ‘littering’ in London park Martyna Lachut said mother Maria was fined for feeding squirrels in Hounslow Maria was told it is considered littering by enforcement officer in Lampton Park Council said feeding squirrels encourages pests and is therefore a health hazard  … Read more

Dominic West is being driven NUTS by squirrels at Cotswolds home

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Dominic West, 50, is being driven nuts by squirrels at the same Cotswolds country home he put on a show of unity with his wife after being caught kissing Lily James, 31 The actor, and his professional gardener wife, have applied to Wiltshire Council to cut down a Norway Maple in their driveway By Rebecca … Read more

Squirrels in the U.S. are ‘splooting’ in an attempt to stay cool and close to the ground

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Squirrels in the U.S. are ‘splooting’ in an attempt to stay cool and close to the ground as the heat blazes across the country The small mammals have been spotted across the southwest and even in New Jersey as areas continue to see record setting heat  They sploot – lying flat and close to the ground … Read more

Nine red squirrels join a couple for dinner on the Isle of Wight

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That’s nuts! Moment stunned couple are joined by NINE red squirrels while eating dinner on their veranda By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 16:51 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 17:18 BST, 17 June 2020 A couple were stunned when they were joined by some unexpected dinner guests – a scurry of nine red squirrels. … Read more

Invasive grey squirrels carry a parasite that makes their native red cousins sluggish

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Invasive grey squirrels carry a parasite that makes their native red cousins sluggish and threatens to further reduce their numbers, a study has found. Scientists say that the parasite — carried only by the greys — causes red squirrels to forage for food less efficiently and makes competition from the greys harder to face. The problem … Read more