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Shame - red squirrel killed on road

LisaO · 2008-12-01 12:45:48

Taking my daughter to school this morning we were upset to find a red squirrel killed on the road.:( Have often seen red squirrels in that area & always feared one of them might meet its end on the road). Stopped to check & must have been very recent - was still warm when I moved him off the road. Such a beautiful little…

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01-12-2008 1:45pm

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LisaO

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Taking my daughter to school this morning we were upset to find a red squirrel killed on the road.:( Have often seen red squirrels in that area & always feared one of them might meet its end on the road). Stopped to check & must have been very recent - was still warm when I moved him off the road. Such a beautiful little creature & an amazing thick winter coat. Such a shame, they are scarce enough without getting run over.

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#2 01-12-2008 3:04pm
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I hate seeing any kind of roadkill, really, but something like that is even more upsetting. I had a very near miss with a red squirrel coming over the Slieve Blooms a couple of years ago. I nearly gave my passenger a heart attack but I was absolutley delighted that I didn't hit him.

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