Dave Liquorice writes
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:20:32 +0000, K wrote:

But I can't find anything which legally classes grey squirrel as vermin.

Is there a legal definition of vermin?

Someone earlier in the thread said " They are legally classed as vermin,
like rats, mice etc." .... er, wait a minute - wasn't that you? ;-)
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Kay

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:49:09 +0000, K wrote:

Someone earlier in the thread said " They are legally classed as vermin,
like rats, mice etc." .... er, wait a minute - wasn't that you? ;-)

Well spotted but at least we have all learnt something. The statemnet
should have read "They are classed as vermin, like rats, mice etc.".

I am rather surprised that there is, apparently, no legal definition of
vermin but then leaving it open means that the dictionary definition
applies. What could be "vermin" in one place and/or situation may not be
"vermin" in another.

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Liquorice writes
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:49:09 +0000, K wrote:

Someone earlier in the thread said " They are legally classed as vermin,
like rats, mice etc." .... er, wait a minute - wasn't that you? ;-)

Well spotted but at least we have all learnt something. The statemnet
should have read "They are classed as vermin, like rats, mice etc.".

I am rather surprised that there is, apparently, no legal definition of
vermin but then leaving it open means that the dictionary definition
applies. What could be "vermin" in one place and/or situation may not be
"vermin" in another.

Very true. I can understand how much of a nuisance grey squirrels can
be, but living in an urban area with very little in the way of wild
mammals, the very few grey squirrels we have are a welcome addition.
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Kay

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:26:47 +0000, K wrote:

What could be "vermin" in one place and/or situation may not be
"vermin" in another.

Very true. I can understand how much of a nuisance grey squirrels can
be, but living in an urban area with very little in the way of wild
mammals, the very few grey squirrels we have are a welcome addition.

Aye, living in one of the few areas of England that still has Red
Squirrels any grey that puts in an appearance is dicing with its life.
Greys have been spotted recently, there has been local fund raising for
traps and a "hotline" to one of the licenced keepers well publicised.

It's not so much the out competing, I suspect the numbers of greys could
be controlled perfectly well by culling but squirrel pox. Greys carry pox
with little or no symptoms, pox has a very high morbity rate in Reds,
killing in less than a two weeks.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail