P462 Teletext 462 May31 20:44:00 ———————— —————————————— BARK-MAD SQUIRRELS At this very moment in forests around Britain, grey squirrels are beginning a frenzied spate of bark-stripping. Beech, sycamore and oak trees will bj affected by the seasonal gnawing and clawing which lasts until July. Zoologists believe that with the breeding season over, it is the squirrels' way of reasserting control over territory. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Living in a National Park 463 CHECK OUT THE ECO-SCENE p448 Global News Action Eco SceneP462 Teletext 462 May31 20:45:21 ———————— ————————————p— BARK-MAD SQUIRRELS The grey squirrels' two months of territorial assertion costs the forest industry millions of pounds in damaged trees, as the bark is gnawed away. The industry is trying to find a method of protecting vulnerable woodlands, but faces a dilemma: How to keep down the number of grey squirrels without affecting the endangered red. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Get into the Grooves 620 CHECK OUT THE ECO-SCENE p448 Global News Action Eco SceneP462 Teletext 462 May31 20:41:37 ———————— —————————————— BARK-MAD SQUIRRELS Since their introduction to Britain a century ago, the grey squirrel has been progressively squeezing out its native red cousin. While the greys are counted in their millions the red population is thought to bj no more than 250,000. But at last the red squirrel may have found an ally in another victim of the aggressive grey - the forester. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Deafview 685 Godlines 687 CHECK OUT THE ECO-SCENE p448 Global News Action Eco SceneP462 Teletext 462 May31 20:44:48 ———————— —————————————— BARK-MAD SQUIRRELS At the Forestry Commission, researcher Harry Pepper has created a device that tests have shown only seems to attract the grey squirrel. "It's a hopper-like, baited device that inquisitive greys will investigate, but which out-wits the timid red. "It could be that both forests and the red squirrel will benefit from the grey's natural curiosity. It could be the answer for the both of us!" hj says ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Check out the green happenings 464 CHECK OUT THE ECO-SCENE p448 Global News Action Eco Scene