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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mike Richardson" data-source="post: 1538832" data-attributes="member: 43216">I think Grey Squirrels are much more of a threat to nestling/eggs than the Chipmunks will ever be. I may be wrong, but at the moment I'm not loosing any sleep over the threat of a chipmunk invasion. Compared with other invasive species, habitat loss, global warming etc, etc I don’t see it as much of a problem for UK biodiversity (in relatively small numbers anyway).Plus feral chipmunks are nothing new. They were a popular pet in the 90’s and many escaped. I remember excusing myself from school in an unsuccessful attempt to catch a particularly bold individual that had taken up residence in a friend’s garden.As for the spread of disease, the millions of Brown Rats that thrive in our cities already do a good enough job of that.Typical Daily Mail over sensationalising things again.</blockquote>