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Conservationists and landowners agree on need for grey squirrel cull The grey squirrel found no friends on the panel of the CLA Deputy President's debate on re-wilding – at The CLA Game Fair. RSPB Director of Conservation Dr Mark Avery, Natural England Acting Chairman Poul Christiansen, CLA Vice-President Harry Cotterell and Dr Steve Tapper, of The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust all recognised the damage grey squirrels and also non-native species of deer do to woodland – in the key debate chaired by CLA Deputy President William Worsley.
Dr Tapper said: "Yes, we should be eradicating some of these species." And Dr Avery said: "If I could magic away the grey squirrel tomorrow, I would make that decision." Even Natural England's Acting Chairman described the grey squirrel as a "nightmare".
The panel were, however, divided on the proposals by Natural England to reintroduce species such as beavers and sea eagles.
CLA Deputy President William Worsley said: "Any re-wilding proposal has to have proper consideration and consultation. We have real concerns, particularly about re-wilding the larger species such as beavers. I am a tree grower and where I live in Yorkshire we have real fears about the damage and the possible economic consequences of re-wilding the wrong species."
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