…know, it’s good for me). At another survey site the forest has changed so much due to substations and so on, that it was start-again time. This also happened at the site surveyed by my colleague. Already delayed by snow, we ventured into the forest and located the feeders easily. A quick disinfect then… hang on, this one has hens… […]
…interest in researching urban wildlife ecology in recent years. Although some species are negatively impacted by urban developments, others are able to adapt and even thrive in these new conditions; one such urban-adaptable species being the red squirrel. My PhD research aims to find out how red squirrels are able to live in urban environments, including how they exploit the… […]
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…to gain the necessary body weight in the autumn and maintain it through the winter to be ready for breeding. Males come into full breeding condition by December, and will often closely attend females as they go about their day well before the females come into season. From observations of grey squirrels in captivity, it is thought that this… […]
…degrees Celsius (it is minus 30 there, as I type this). Montreal has a beautiful park on a large hill – Mount Royal – and each time that I visited “The Mountain” (including the afternoon when I was lost in a blizzard), I was delighted to see eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) going about their business in the snow. Curious… […]
…you have a reasonable chance of seeing red squirrels year-round and the best time of day to see them is the morning. In the summer they can be seen throughout the day but again your best chance of seeing them is morning or early evening. Once you’ve wandered off the beaten track, search for signs of squirrels. Although squirrels (particularly… […]
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…do? On the group homepage map, the Layers button allows you to add different datasets to the map, including red and grey squirrel sightings and control data, as well as your network boundaries. How do we link our group page on the SSRS site to our Facebook group? The Facebook icon in the top-right of the website is part of… […]
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