Nut job: Prince Charles backs Nutella-fueled grey squirrel sterilization plan

‘Prince Charles has backed a government plan to sterilize grey squirrels by putting contraceptives in Nutella spread, which tests show is highly attractive to the woodland critters.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) believes oral contraceptives could be placed into the hazelnut spread in order to reduce the grey squirrel population by up to 90 percent.
The grey squirrel, which was introduced to the UK from North America in the 19th century, has had a severe effect on the meek native red squirrel.
The process will involve special baited boxes in trees that have a weight-operated hinge flap. Smaller creatures like mice and voles will be too light to open it.’
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