…use of 6 different rope bridges. It was shown that rope bridges can be successfully installed in areas of high squirrel populations to connect areas of habitat, that there is little or no habituation period required by the squirrels before the bridges are used, and that baiting of the bridges will increase their use. A red squirrel caught on camera… […]
…will now be classified as fully independent, although SSRS can continue to support efforts via our Community Hub, social media pages, and some necessary professional grey squirrel control in key areas. Below is a list of FAQs for independent red squirrel networks operating in South Scotland that we will update when further resources and information becomes available. Please refer to… […]
…may be able to assist, dependent on area and availability. Squirrelpox outbreaks: In the case of squirrelpox outbreaks across multiple group areas SSRS staff may be able to help with co-ordination between groups and communications support. Until end-Sept, support for pox-responsive trapping may also be provided, dependent upon location. Community Hub General FAQs: Independent groups should first and foremost contact… […]
Original Author: Dr Stephanie Johnstone One month on, Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels believe that the squirrelpox outbreak in Heathhall no longer poses an immediate threat to the local red squirrel population. However, we still need ongoing support from volunteers and the wider community. Spotting a red squirrel on your morning walk should be something to get excited about, a… […]
…adult and youth groups Explore fundraising potential for longer term red squirrel conservation. Initially we are looking to recruit volunteers and find out who is already contributing towards red squirrel conservation within the project area. Become a volunteer There are a number of ways you can get involved with the project: Squirrel surveying – feeder box installation and monitoring,… […]
…where some of the only remaining red squirrel populations in England are being successfully conserved through a strong network of volunteer groups, some of which have been operating for as long as three decades. We envisage that a similar level of coverage and cooperation can be achieved in South Scotland to provide the protection that these inter-connected red squirrel populations… […]
…‘I’ve been guerrilla knitting for quite a few years now along with running the Deeside Knitwits community knitting group. Each year we make a knitted installation to help raise awareness and funds for local charities. We started off showing our knitted nonsense at Voluntary Services Aberdeen’s Easter Anguston Farm in Peterculter. Our projects included a 20 metre long snake,… […]
…be undertaken by experienced professionals and that the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) should always be contacted in the first instance upon finding an injured red squirrel. Over to Dawn and Terry… ‘Rusty was brought in to the vets on 20th August after being found on a road. At that point he weighed 80g and… […]
…number seen at the same time, and the number that can be recognised individually. Since January 2017 we have been ‘flatlining’ on average, but most people get at least two visitors by either measure. If things change for the better or worse, I think we will notice pretty quickly, and in any case it’s fun to watch our reds more… […]
…in 2007 near Lockerbie and since then the disease has arisen in various local red squirrel populations across the south. Seropositive (pox carrying) grey squirrels are now considered to be widespread throughout South Scotland and the disease could therefore be transferred to local red squirrel populations in any area. However, despite there being other outbreaks in areas such as Thornhill… […]
