grey squirrel

British

noun

a grey-furred squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, native to E North America but now widely established

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Dr Shuttleworth said "we don't need a grey squirrel to set foot on the island for pox to come here" as reds moved between Anglesey and Gwynedd on the mainland.

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During the fourth annual survey week in October, 659 participants reported 255 grey squirrel and 510 red squirrel sightings - more than triple the number reported in a typical week.

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The traditional way of managing the grey squirrel population is by culling them.

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Dr Massei says computer modelling shows the contraceptive method could bring grey squirrel populations to the brink of extinction in some places.

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The project could help eradicate the grey squirrel in the UK without killing them, says environment minister Lord Benyon.

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