This summertime, culling will certainly begin in earnest right here on the mainland. " Red squirrel preservation is blossoming, because we have actually got proof that we can remove gray squirrels from the landscape," he claims. Economically, Eastern grey squirrels cost home owners repair services as a result of digging up of yards and also gardens, eating with electric cords, eaves and also tiles, as well as nesting in roofing systems, attics, and smokeshafts.