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• KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I 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.

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  • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They out compete native red squirrels here.

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    • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The red squirrels here bully the black and grey ones, and also they eat plastic Christmas lights. 

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      • 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.

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      • 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.

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  • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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 ago

      Grey squirrels are native where I’m at; even here, a lot of folks dislike them. They just can’t catch a break.

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      • Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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