…effectively in response to your sighting. We also use your personal data to enable us to manage your trapping and survey contributions. e) To enable you to use the Community Hub If you are a registered user of the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels Community Hub, we collect your personal data for administration purposes, for example: To enable you to have… […]
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…you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your password. SSRS may lock, restrict and/or delete your registration or account if you breach the Terms of Service. 1.4 Contributing or uploading Content When contributing Content to SSRS you are accepting the Terms of Service. Trapping data… […]
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…you’ve signed up to volunteer with us, you can use the Hub to manage and view your conservation data more easily. For example, if you’re a grey squirrel control volunteer you can enter all your trapping data online using a handy form; and if you’re a survey volunteer you’ll be able to see your own tetrad results as soon as… […]
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…closely. The area around Gatehouse is an important tourist destination, and our publicity emphasises the red squirrels and other wildlife to be seen nearby. The Cally Woods have long been a popular spot, with impressive red squirrel warning signs along the road to the Cally Palace Hotel. The mix of conifers and broadleaved tree species there, along with food provided… […]
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…you participate in our Autumn Operational Survey, please leave your feeder boxes in situ and continue to store any bait in a sealed container in a cool, dry place for reuse. If you are solely a Spring Survey Participant, please take down your feeder boxes where possible, removing any remaining bait or debris from the feeder to store at home… […]
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…Science and Research Grey squirrel fertility control progress – Kay Haw, UK Squirrel Accord Occupancy modelling of squirrel populations in Scotland – Dr Ewan McHenry, Woodland Trust Mathematical modelling studies to inform red squirrel conservation – Dr Peter Lurz, University of Edinburgh Spatial ecology of grey squirrels in an urban environment – Devin Fitzpatrick, University of the Highlands and Islands… […]
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…squirrels don’t successfully rear young or fail to produce a 2nd brood. All this helps the invading grey squirrel get an advantage. Keep your eyes open for fresh young squirrels out in the woods before they disappear among the leaves. Make sure you report any sightings too, especially young squirrels. We’d love to know if they are breeding near you!… […]
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…10 weeks, although they may continue to use the breeding drey for another month or so, as long as mum will tolerate them. As this winter has been a relatively mild one, red squirrels have been more active than they would have been, as the need to stay warm in their dreys is slightly less urgent. This is good news… […]
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