Re: introduced wildlife

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• Subject: Re: introduced wildlife
• From: T* &* M* R*
• Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 10:28:57 +1200
• References: <Pine.SUN.3.96.990908094539.1810D-100000@kirkuk.berkeley.edu>

William Bade wrote:
> 
> English Red Squirrels' diet consists of native nuts. They are pretty lean
> in the summer until the local varieties ripen. The American Grey Squirrels
> are not so restricted in their diet, eating what is available (grains
> also) so that they outlast the native squirrels. I read somewhere that the
> Isle of Man is a designated refuge for the Red Squirrels.

 Elly 

Thanks for the information. I was interested to hear that Britain, like
NZ, has realized the possibility of using an offshore island as a good
refuge for a threatened species. Such practices are the basis of
virtually all work with truely endangered species here.

Moira
-- 
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, 
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).

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