There have been over 13000 grey squirrels “CULLED” so far this year.
Other areas are also trying to adopt this so called pest control.
The Grey Squirrel
was brought here in the late 1800s by MAN. MAN
decimated the habitat of the Red eg during the reign of William the
Conqueror when Winchester Cathedral was built all the forests near
Winchester were decimated in 1.5 days. Loss of habitat was the
demise of the Red NOT the Grey.
Good
luck to the Red and we hope he survives but thanks to man his
habitat has gone and gone forever, MAN MURDERED the RED SQUIRREL in
the first place and so their near extinction is an excuse to kill
the Grey.
How
many species are extinct due to man, the Dodo is one and others are
still being hunted today? If the Grey was never brought
here would they be killing the Red? The Red was eaten in our recent
past. Both are RODENTS so how is one classed as VERMIN
and the other not?
There
are other ways of decreasing the numbers, why not allow Wildlife
Hospitals etc to sterilise all the Greys they get in this will
decrease the numbers quicker and humanely? Noncaptive Greys can be
fed food baited with contraception drugs. By culling
Greys a space develops in the ecological system = more born = more
killings.
Bringing
in alien animals upsets the local environment and it can never be
repaired. Killing is NOT the right
option.
Thanks for submitting
your petition.
--
the ePetitions team
Paula Bonarius, Secretary
The
Ark Wildlife Hospital
Milton
Keynes
IN
DEFENCE OF THE GREY SQUIRRELmaster copy
