Humanity and other species

Somehow, I expected something rather more scientific. The BBC reports:

The first trapping and culling of grey squirrels to take place in Aberdeen has got under way.
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The cull is taking place in the city's Hazelhead woods where an experienced gamekeeper hopes to trap dozens of greys over the next few weeks.
The council said the animals would then be dispatched humanely with a quick blow to the head.

We live in a world of marvellous technology and we claim to be a civilised species. But getting rid of squirrels involves bashing them on the head.