The gov has been talkin about savin the red squirrels for ages now 
, but I reckon they should just make it happen already 
. They got all these fancy vaccines and stuff, so why not use 'em? It's like, 3.4 million in 1876, now we're down to 287k 
. That's some crazy decline. And what's with the contraceptive vaccines for greys? Sounds like a right old joke 
. Seriously though, someone's gotta do somethin' 'bout it, or those little guys are toast 
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. They're just gonna create more woodlands and hope for the best? It sounds like a bunch of empty promises 
. I mean, what's wrong with incentivizing landowners to take action already? Don't they need some kinda financial incentive to care about these squirrels? And what's up with this vaccine stuff? Can't just put it out there and expect greys to stop breeding right away 
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. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of saving these squirrels, but someone needs to take some real responsibility here 
. We need concrete results not just empty statements 
. I'm literally freaking out about this news! Like, our red squirrels are basically on the brink of collapse and we're just sitting here thinking 'oh no, what do we do' 
. But seriously, 38,900? That's like, super low 
. And it's not just England, Scotland has like 75% of its red squirrels left too 
. I remember when my grandma used to tell me about how beautiful they were when she was a kid 
. Now we're basically fighting for survival 
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. The government's plan is a good start, but like Marie Carter-Robb said, it needs more action 
. We need those pine martens back in our woods ASAP 
and some serious habitat preservation too 
. Can we save them? I'm really rooting for them! how many actual greys are gonna get contracepted? It's like they think we believe all this is just some fancy PR stunt 
. And what about landowners who won't play ball? I mean, come on guys... can't you just give them some decent funding or incentives to help out? 
This whole thing feels like a big ol' experiment and we're the guinea pigs 
. 28k ain't a lot of reds to save but we gotta try or else they'll just keep dyin' off pine martens could be the real hero here imo, not some fancy vaccines or contraceptive stuff. We shouldnt be tryin to control greys either, it's just nature and if the reds cant compete then theyre not worth savin 
the grey squirrels are just destroying them its like a crime scene out there 
i mean what's wrong with the gov not doing more to help these guys? they gotta step it up and take real action not just some empty policy statements that dont do anything i heard those fertility control vaccines are a thing now thats something worth exploring 
pine martens are like a silver lining in this whole thing 
lets hope its not too late for these little guys