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20080414 Monday April 14, 2008

Public Enemy Number One..

It seems in Northumberland conservationists have decided if they are to save the Red Squirrel in their county they have to exterminate large numbers of the North American "imported" grey. The Grey Squirrel is larger than its native cousin which means it can cause the red to leave the area as the greys move in. Also the grey carries a bug that it seems immune too but which is usually fatal to the red if it catches the bug. The canny Northumberland residents don't waste what they cull; the meat of the grey squirrel is fast becoming a popular new game dish.

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