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On 3/26/2015 4:56 PM, Steve Shaw wrote:
> ... pine martens were becoming more common in Ireland
> and that if this continues, might be able to hold grey squirrels
> somewhat in check by killing them: the thesis was that the grey is
> relatively heavy and lumbering and should be more easily captured by the
> marten than the red squirrel, which is small and more agile and could
> retire to thin high branches out of reach of the heavier marten.
* how well does this work in Nova Scotia? In Ontario it seems that the
range limit of the Grey Squirrels is at both the southern limit of
Martens, and the northern limit of nut trees and bird feeders...
fred.
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