SQUIRREL ALERT

Arrival of Greys presents moral dilemma

A big, chunky grey squirrel was spotted in a tree near my home yesterday and today it reappeared in the favourite haunt of the very one used by the little red squirrel which has featured regularly in this blog. This 'grey' sighting is bad news and could mean the end of the tiny red colony here.

Going, going ... what do you think?

 Greys carry a virus called squirrel pox which is deadly to the reds - the arrival of today's grey can only be regarded as the opening salvo in a sectarian war in which just one group can emerge as victor.
 So now we have the moral dilemma ... do we let Nature take its course or do we humans intervene on behalf of the endangered Reds? Without intervention their Fate will be sealed but with it we could be accused of meddling with Nature.
 Of course there wouldn't be an issue today had not humans intervened in the first place since it was they who introduced the native American species in the 19th/20th centuries
 Any views out there?