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		<title>The sale of grey squirrel meat in London causes controversy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An independently-owned Budgens grocery store in North London has started the sale of grey squirrel meat sourced from the County of Essex. However, this has been criticised by opponents such as VIVA &#8211; Vegetarians Voice for Animals &#8211; saying that this is a barbaric and needless cull and what gruesome product will be next to grace our food aisles, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2010/07/30/the-sale-of-grey-squirrel-meat-in-london-is-controversial/</link>
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		<title>Attractive piebald, grey squirrel seen in Somerset, England</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An attractive piebald grey squirrel, with a dark, russet head, silver white back and sides and grey tail was photographed by Dennis Hawker feeding on a bird table in Somerset, England in June 2010 &#8211; the photograph has been placed in the Gallery.  Apparently, the squirrel has been a regular visitor to the garden during the summer. It would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2010/07/25/attractive-piebald-grey-squirrel-seen-in-somerset-england/</link>
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		<title>Man fined for killing grey squirrel in England has wider implications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In July, a man was given a 6 months conditional discharge from Burton-upon-Trent Magistrates&#8217; Court in Staffordshire, Central England and ordered to pay £1,547 to cover investigation and legal fees incurred by the Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) for  killing a grey squirrel. The man had trapped the squirrel in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2010/07/22/man-fined-for-killing-grey-squirrel-in-england-has-wider-implications/</link>
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		<title>Squirrels and &#8216;nuts&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seeing how a grey squirrel escaping &#8216;death by car&#8217;, Natalie Angier recently wrote a piece in the New York Times about the fascination that these animals have for biologists in USA.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2010/07/10/squirrels-and-nuts/</link>
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		<title>Squirrels in suburbia: the avian impact of urban grey squirels.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colin Bonnington is carrying out a PhD study at the University of Sheffield on the impacts of grey squirrels on birds in urban areas.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2010/03/08/squirrels-in-suburbia-the-avian-impact-of-urban-grey-squirels/</link>
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		<title>Red squirrels making a comeback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the headline of a BBC News article (reported on 16th February 2010) that arises from the Saving Scotland&#8217;s Red Squirrels (SSRS) conference held recently in Perth. For example, there are signs of a revival of red squirrels in parts of NE Scotland and it is believed that controlling the grey squirrel intruders is having a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2010/02/18/red-squirrels-making-a-comeback/</link>
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		<title>Grey squirrels have no significant impact on woodland birds in England</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study by scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology and Natural England (also see Publications page under Permanent articles) found no evidence that grey squirrels have any significant impact of woodland birds in England. This puts to rest the long held view by some that grey squirrels have been responsible for the marked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2010/01/09/grey-squirrels-have-no-significant-impact-on-woodland-birds-in-england/</link>
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		<title>Northern Ireland Squirrel Forum &#8211; 24 November 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is hosting the Northern Ireland Squirrel Forum on the 24 November 2009. The forum has been inactive for several years but there is renewed enthusiasm to conserve the red squirrel in Ireland.  For further details, please go to: http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/biodiversity/northern_ireland_squirrel_forum.htm The advance of the grey squirrel across Northern Ireland has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2009/11/17/northern-ireland-squirrel-forum-on-the-24-november-2009-and-ni-local-squirrel-groups/</link>
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		<title>Genetic and ecological determinants of the expansion of grey squirrel populations across Europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anna Lisa Signorile, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, SL5 7PY, UK  or  Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY The American Grey Squirrel is an alien invasive species that has been released many times in several areas across the world for recreational purposes. In Britain, following multiple introductions from the USA and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2009/11/17/genetic-and-ecological-determinants-of-the-expansion-of-grey-squirrel-populations-across-europe/</link>
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		<title>Red squirrel habitat mapping using remote sensing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Silvia Flaherty, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP. Tel. 0131 650 9172 The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), the only squirrel species native to the UK, is now considered endangered, is listed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and is also under legal protection. The future of red squirrel conservation will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk/2009/11/17/red-squirrel-habitat-mapping-using-remote-sensing/</link>
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