Quote Originally Posted by Greenbeanz View Post
Shoot em? Or all go boo hoo and cry a bit? They are not talking about an eradication of the species, just a managed cull. Where where they when they manage Deer numbers? The solution is to eat badgers, except they have TB. Stripy coat?
I dont know the layout of where you live but there is a reason why they are there. They really have no natural predators although wolves have predated on them in this part of the world. Foxes have been known to take cubs but you guys have already killed all of those

Richardson ground squirrels (gophers) are food items for them but I'm not sure about those populations in Britain. They dont indiscriminately attack people. They are not going to come out of their holes and attack someone on a bike unless they feel defensive for some reason. I grew up around them but they dont live this far north.