Fox Squirrels introduced from the Midwest have wiped out the native gray squirrels in the LA metro slurb. They seem to do better close to people than grays, and they are larger. I get one with an air rifle now and again but have to be careful of the backstop; can't shoot at them where you see them most, on telephone wires.
The "urban legend" about these is that they were brought to LA by relatives of WWI veterans who were convalescing in the West LA Vet's Hospital. They thought their relatives would feel more at home with a familiar animal on the grounds. Now they're on everybody's grounds....
They're big beautiful animals, but I wish they'd stayed home in Tennessee. Same goes for our South American parrots and African cane toads and Asian ring doves and "viuda parda" spiders!
