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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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Grey squirrels are very aggressive and much larger and will scare Douglas squirrels from their territory where they over lap.
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Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic
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Grey squirrels who have had a very brief hibernation period will now start to go out and about.
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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Why are grey squirrels a threat to reds?
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Grey squirrels have two birthing seasons a year, but each mother normally has only one litter per year.
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Borg Svemann,
Woodworker
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Grey squirrels introduced from America have also all but replaced native red squirrel populations.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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Grey squirrels are the most common by far, being grey or brownish grey (with a rare few being black) with a buff coloured underbelly.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Grey squirrels were introduced to Britain from North America in the late 19th Century.
Grey Squirrels are 'banned; from the Isle of Wight!
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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Grey Squirrels are a non-native species, originally imported from the Americas, they have taken over most of the habitat of the Red.
Grey squirrels are occasionally reported and then never seen again in red only areas for as long as five to ten years before the main population advances.
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Sasha Prevette,
Kindergarten student
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Eastern Grey Squirrels live an average of 6 years in the wild although some as old as 13 years have been found.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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Are grey squirrels on a European crime spree?
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