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--Apple-Mail=_D5E9E878-9533-47F5-9AE9-BBA556B90873 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 As Dave knows, Kentville has several locations where grey squirrels = (either grey or black) are often seen, occasionally in groups up to five = (family?): near Catholic church along upper Belcher St. + nearby at = Miner=92s Marsh; around Kentville Agric. Research Stn.; at and near the = Valley Regional Hospital; Dave=92s neighbourhood; etc. I have been keeping/compiling sightings/records of grey squirrels in The = Valley especially (Wolfville & Canning west to Granville Ferry) for = quite a few years, and I only have one record of a photographed fox = squirrel for Nova Scotia =97 I think it was at Parker=92s Cove near = Annapolis Royal, going from memory, and over 10 years ago, and I don=92t = recall whether a photo(s) was confirmed as really being a fox squirrel. 50 years ago). The N.S. grey squirrels seem to be coexisting with our native red = squirrels, with occasional or frequent chases. But the European red = squirrel is a completely different kind of mammal, closely related to = the non-native grey squirrels, which carry a virus that is very nasty to = fatal to those European red squirrels. I don=92t know anything about = the distribution of that virus and what effect it might have on our = native red squirrels here. ? from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > Subject: [NatureNS] Grey (Fox ?) Squirrel > Date: January 14, 2016 at 10:24:09 AM AST > To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >=20 > Dear All, Jan 14, 2015 > At least 3 times since Oct 31 I have seen a very large Grey Squirrel = zipping up a Black Cherry tree on the adjacent lot so this area seems to = be home base now.. The tree also has much Five-fingered Ivy up to or = nearly to the top and a thicket of Multiflora Rose at the base. It seems = too large to be a Grey Squirrel & I am wondering if Fox Squirrels are = sold or kept as pets and whether confirmed sightings have been reported. > This tree happens to be in view from the Kitchen sink so that may = account for the tree Squirrel association. > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville=20 --Apple-Mail=_D5E9E878-9533-47F5-9AE9-BBA556B90873 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">As = Dave knows, Kentville has several locations where grey squirrels (either = grey or black) are often seen, occasionally in groups up to five = (family?): near Catholic church along upper Belcher St. + nearby at = Miner=92s Marsh; around Kentville Agric. Research Stn.; at and near the = Valley Regional Hospital; Dave=92s neighbourhood; = etc.<div><br></div><div>I have been keeping/compiling sightings/records = of grey squirrels in The Valley especially (Wolfville & Canning west = to Granville Ferry) for quite a few years, and I only have one record of = a photographed fox squirrel for Nova Scotia =97 I think it was at = Parker=92s Cove near Annapolis Royal, going from memory, and over 10 = years ago, and I don=92t recall whether a photo(s) was confirmed as = really being a fox squirrel.</div><div>50 years = ago).</div><div><br></div><div>The N.S. grey squirrels seem to be = coexisting with our native red squirrels, with occasional or frequent = chases. But the European red squirrel is a completely different = kind of mammal, closely related to the non-native grey squirrels, which = carry a virus that is very nasty to fatal to those European red = squirrels. I don=92t know anything about the distribution of that = virus and what effect it might have on our native red squirrels = here.</div><div>? from Jim in Wolfville.</div><div><div><br><div>Begin = forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">David & Alison Webster <<a = href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>><br></span></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; = color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[NatureNS] Grey (Fox ?) = Squirrel</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">January 14, 2016 at = 10:24:09 AM AST<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a = href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s= pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, = 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a= = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s= pan></div><br><div>Dear All, = &n= bsp; &nbs= p; Jan 14, 2015<br> At least 3 times since Oct 31 = I have seen a very large Grey Squirrel zipping up a Black Cherry tree on = the adjacent lot so this area seems to be home base now.. The tree also = has much Five-fingered Ivy up to or nearly to the top and a thicket of = Multiflora Rose at the base. It seems too large to be a Grey Squirrel = & I am wondering if Fox Squirrels are sold or kept as pets and = whether confirmed sightings have been reported.<br> This = tree happens to be in view from the Kitchen sink so that may account for = the tree Squirrel association.<br>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville = <br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_D5E9E878-9533-47F5-9AE9-BBA556B90873--
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