Admit it, the title of this post caught your eye, didn’t it? Well, it shoud, ’cause this is nuts (no pun intended)! Turns out, Irish red squirrels and British grey squirrels hate each other. No, really:

Ireland’s red squirrels, which are threat from their more aggressive grey British cousins, are to be thrown a lifeline under a plan published Sunday by the environment ministry.

The red squirrel is one of the most threatened mammals in Ireland but the collaborative rescue plan involving the authorities in both the Republic and British-ruled Northern Ireland is an effort to reverse the decline.

Measures to conserve the reds will include rope bridges in their areas and forestry better suited to reds than greys.

Perhaps they ought to settle this on the soccer field?

Hat tip: Greg Pallowitz at NRO’s Media Blog.