barnowls Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Hi there all, can some person please tell me why is it when defra states that it is illegal to release greys back in to the wild what happens to the greys when i keep seeing them being on tv being brought up from babys and what happens too them when the barmy army get hold of them (RSPCA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 They release them, guaranteed Numerous reports that they do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 They can be released under a special licence issued by Natural England provided it is not in an area where they would pose a risk to reds. More lunacy, they should all be killed on capture as should foxes or anything on the general licence. It really annoys me when you see these programs on TV where a supposedly struggling charity is wasting funds on rehabilitating vermin. By all means spend cash on saving voles, barn owls, red squirrels and other indigenous species that need our help - but £10 will buy a hammer that can be used on foxes, grey squirrels, rabbits, canada geese, badgers and anything else that isn't endangered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfolio Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Tug, couldn't agree more and, I rather enjoyed the "£10..." quip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 I understand that grey's are very territorial and that by releasing them away from home they may not be able to find anywhere to live and eat without being driven away by the grey's already there, making it cruel to do this as they can end up starving to death - or finding their way back from where they originally lived. I know that many 'do-gooders' release greys (I know one person who insisted this was the best way when they got trapped, I did my best to shoot them first). I'm sure that hardly anyone has a licence to release them but continue to do so illegally. I do not see the point of trying to save them even if it is possible for them to survive after being relocated, there are too many grey's and no reds left, they need culling not cuddling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Some very good comments and observations above. Its been reported in several publications that we have around 10 years to save our native Red Squirrel from extinction in the wild. The Grey Squirrel does need to be culled on a national basis to protect our Red Squirrels and other wildlife on which the Grey Squirrel also predates. One grey female can produce 18 young a year, so its easy to see how the numbers rapidly multiply. Please do what you can to control the Grey Squirrel, and assist to save our native Red Squirrel. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Well there aren't many grey squirrels on the land I shoot over, I'm not sure why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) I blatted one the other day and I swear his nads were the size of good-sized acorns. Must be breeding like their brethren. Actually I was quite chuffed with the shot: 120 paces, took him through the rear left of the ribcage and out through the front of the right shoulder, he just fell flat on his face - not a twitch. His Mrs will be getting the good news in the near future too. Edited April 8, 2012 by Alpha Mule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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