Squirrel wars: reds, greys and blacks battle for supremacy
The last stronghold of the native red squirrel is under attack in the North, while black “super squirrels” have begun a rearguard assault on their grey rivals in the South.
It was the sort of scene that unfolds every morning in British back gardens. As soon as he opened the curtains Martin Coats saw a squirrel run along his garden wall and over the fence into the fir trees at the back. Though he thought little of it at the time, conservation groups confirmed that his street is now in the front line of the war against grey squirrels.
/it’s a metaphor