…wee red pals. I am a keen cyclist (I even cycled 300 miles along the banks of the Nile once) but haven’t had the opportunity to get out much this year. So, it’s training time and a chance to get out and about on the hills of Fife, where I live. It’s tough going to get started again but nice… […]
…of bait out in the hope of a few squirrels or maybe even a marten. The very first thing to find the bait was a marten! Then by day there were heaps of squirrels. See this link for a cool video of what is known, technically speaking, as a scurry of squirrels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rik6pGV0KlI All very nice, but imagine Gus’ surprise… […]
…(Scottish Wildlife Trust registered) – Central Lowlands and North East Go to www.scottishsquirrels.org.uk Click the Hub Login box, then click Register Once registered, login with your details Join the SSRS volunteering group (following the steps in this video, especially at the beginning and at minute 01:58). A member of the team will be in touch and/or send you an invite… […]
…are species that have been transported here from their native range with the assistance of humans (either deliberately or accidently). Of these only 10-15% go on to cause problems, having a negative impact on our environment, our economy or our way of life – these are termed as invasive non-native species. Why are invasives problematic? Invasive species are problematic… […]
…feeder boxes in two survey tetrads (two by two kilomtere squares). Peanuts make great bait because they attract everything, including squirrels and pine martens, so they’re perfect for squirrel presence/absence surveys like this one. There are around 300 of these tetrads covering potential squirrel habitat all over Scotland and together the results will show where there are no squirrels, where… […]
…Alert North-East campaign coordinated by Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Coincidentally I was also involved for many years in running a voluntary international network, the IUCN Specialist Group for Pheasants and other gamebirds (around 300 species worldwide, of which 25% are on the Red List and threatened with extinction). As a university academic, I loved to hate committees, but I got plenty… […]
