Show gray squirrels bred i in n england introduction of ol american variety of rodents in parks causes some difficulty DESTROY NESTS OF WARBLERS spread from london and country over wide areas arcas drie out red squi squirrels frels lar in parks london american gray squi squirrels which have been introduced into eng id tire calsing caiti ing some ries according to the times which re remarks maris in air 1 I editorial the introduction ot of north amer car cac gray squirrels into this country ilas has had in an unexpected success which it if wo we may judge from many letters letter sent seni to us hns has not gained universal approval ili ov al english csitos visitors isi tos to central park new york have often beenie lighted ted by the bold and ft I 1 habits ot of these little rodents which seln seem never to have acquired the red squirrels distrust of man doubtless there have been several attempts to lize ize them in this country but their definite establishment Is recent introduced into park some dozer dozen clars ago the zoo zoological ical society of london obtained a number of individuals from 11 u private col lection to in Bedford shire for the purpose of inducing them to breed at liberty lit in the gardens in fit regents park they vere first given tile retail e freedom of u a large open biorn which V hen they jaud become acau accustomed stained to receive e arbri fi visitors they wera allowed to passI pas it arid out liy by a rope bridge to a tree it wits was anticipated and indeed limped thi that t they would d from ali tie gardens jo to tie the park tit the e office of works q took a benevolent interest 1 in i n the cipe experiment and restrained visitors from taking dogs except on lead through tin the main avenue after to tv V or three years in in which thu they seemed jo to be disappearing they suddenly became ubiquitous foTi tomming aln a n charming addition to the lie sparrows t and wood flig pigeons mills hitherto hither tp the only crea ures tires attric attracting ting popular attention the gray tire are plainly happy and equally plainly give happiness to the london poul population atlon two tivo weighty real rea cons for their pre inee ince in tile the london parks dut but it Is alleged against them that ney t destroy the nests bif pt warblers warb lers V a accusation easier to bring than to justify in III fact there Is room for both possibly a few nests have been demtro ced but the squirrels fre quen quent tithe the regions of tile the parks duliere cicro dispensers most abound whereas tile the shy singing birds covet the secluded thickets careful observers ai of birds a are re in to the opinion that the a ilan avian population Is improving Im provin in numbers and in arlecy tari ar lety ety find that it might improve still more were some swill fRad suitable sanctuaries to be in closed spread to country qa the other liand hand the gray squirrels whether by taking advantage of tubes anil and busses or by deliberate human connivance have spread from london and are Invading the country over very wide areas they are said to drive out the red squirrel to raid gur gardens dens and to add to the anxieties of the pheasant breed breeder er we hopp that fuller inquiry will not su sustain stairs these charges loft ioa general grounds we doubt if a creature with so marked a preference for living as a sturdy beggar will s settle ettle down dovin to the hardships hards hirs 8 of a predatory predator and hunted life the problems botlo following ing on the introduction of an malinab malinal to a new country are adf and ve admit fully folly that abere here has often liken been no mi maidle Idle way between complete fal failure luris and disastrous success |