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They are an invasive species and replaced the prettier, native red ones. I think a bounty might cause people to set up indiscriminate traps so wouldn't go there, but I think we should figure out a way to genocide grey squirrels

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[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I'm ahead of you, but I am in the US so maybe my efforts are not beneficial to you. (Also, I will take back all of my grey squirrels if you will take back all of your goddamn European Starlings.)

Squirrels and starlings are shoot-on-sight at my homestead. Both species are pests, and both of them are destructive to my house, other native birds, and the nests of other native birds. (Yes, I am aware squirrels are not birds. But they still rip out the nests of songbirds in addition to perpetually trying to destroy my gutters, eaves, and soffits.)

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