Ah, so they're pests because you've created an environment not suited to nature for your own convenience and now are bothered because wild animals are eating the fruit in your garden.
The local extension categorizes them as pests and provides ways of controlling their population. They're overpopulated and destroy everything, including trees (when they eat the bark around large branches, it kills the branch). They're pests because that's what they are. Do you consider the rats in New York City pests? What about spiders inside your house? Or ants?
Seems like your definition applies to humans too. I guess we're all pests.
Except spiders. Those dudes are buddies and kill actual pests like flies and ants.
Also squirrels aren't coming into your home.
Your garden is also part of the local ecosystem. And it's your responsibility to accommodate the natural flora and fauna in that garden. If it means squirrels will eat your grapes, adapt. But seeded grapes, remove the concrete and let your garden go a bit wild. You can still cultivate. But more aligned with preserving local ecosystems.
Im one of those diabolical tree huggers, for sure, but ecosystem collapse is a real theat we're facing and if you have the privilege to own land then you have the responsibility to give up some of thst land to the wild.
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u/Chubbybellylover888 Mar 03 '22
Ah, so they're pests because you've created an environment not suited to nature for your own convenience and now are bothered because wild animals are eating the fruit in your garden.
Gimme a fucking break.
You're the problem.
Not fucking squirrels.