@Dame_Ann_Average posted:yes, probably not bloody grey ones that kill ours with squirrel pox
omg didn't know that dammeee - I only ever see grey ones
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:omg didn't know that dammeee - I only ever see grey ones
grey ones were introduce and carry squirrel pox virus which normally doesn't kill them, but it kills red ones 
I googled to explain it better Ros, it's a better explanation than mine 
Why are red squirrels endangered? The red squirrel is officially classed as Near Threatened in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but is locally common in Scotland. ... Grey squirrels carry a disease, a Parapoxvirus, which does not appear to affect their health but often kills red squirrel
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@Dame_Ann_Average posted:grey ones were introduce and carry squirrel pox virus which normally doesn't kill them, but it kills red ones
I know they wiped out red squirrels but just thought it was more vigourous breeding
@Dame_Ann_Average posted:I googled to explain it better Ros, it's a better explanation than mine
Why are red squirrels endangered? The red squirrel is officially classed as Near Threatened in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but is locally common in Scotland. ... Grey squirrels carry a disease, a Parapoxvirus, which does not appear to affect their health but often kills red squirrel
such a shame - love red squirrels
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:
we still have them Ros, just getting rarer because of introduced ones not native to us, brought in by the Victorians 
polar bears are huge and muscly
like caribou
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:like caribou
and me
@Dame_Ann_Average posted:I googled to explain it better Ros, it's a better explanation than mine
Why are red squirrels endangered? The red squirrel is officially classed as Near Threatened in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but is locally common in Scotland. ... Grey squirrels carry a disease, a Parapoxvirus, which does not appear to affect their health but often kills red squirrel
tbh - it was the same explanation as yours dammeeee
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:tbh - it was the same explanation as yours dammeeee
aww they are sooo cute
@Dame_Ann_Average posted:
the caribou need some Calamine lotion
oh no always one lagging
go on mama
phewwww
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:oh no always one lagging
they made it
belugas
