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Is Americas grey squirell the cause of Britans red squirell?

25-04-2004, 20:34
this topic is about Americas grey squirell the cause of Britans red squirell.
Talespin
25-04-2004, 20:36
The Great Leveller
25-04-2004, 20:37
Do you mean. Are the Grey squireks responsible for endagering the Red ones?
Jordaxia
25-04-2004, 20:40
The cause of?
2 Answers.
If you mean the cause of it's eventual extinction, then yes. Introducing it to the British environment, it consumes all of the red squirrels food.
If you mean does the red squirrel exist because of the grey, then no.
The red squirrel and the grey squirrel developed seperately. The grey was introduced to Britain a couple of hundred years ago.
Anglo-Scandinavia
25-04-2004, 20:41
I'd hazard a guess that he meant "the curse of"
Jordaxia
25-04-2004, 20:52
If so, then yes.