A QUARTER OF A MILLION SQUIRREL RECORDS IN SCOTLAND Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS) has collected over 250,000 records of squirrels since the project began, just in time to celebrate Red Squirrel Appreciation Day The data will be uploaded to the National Biodiversity Network Atlas, the UK’s largest repository of publicly available biodiversity data, and combines both native red squirrels and invasive […]
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS) is pleased to announce the results of this year’s Great Scottish Squirrel Survey: 1,107 people took part 1,563 squirrels were recorded 407 confirmed grey squirrel sightings 1,020 confirmed red squirrel sightings The partnership project encouraged people all across Scotland to keep an eye out for both red and […]
Our New Furry Team Join the Fight for Red Squirrels in Aberdeen City We’re really excited to be welcoming a few new members to our team in Aberdeen – two specially trained scent detection dogs and their dedicated handler! Over the past few months, we’ve been working with Conservation K9 Consultancy (CK9C), who have been training these incredible dogs to recognise and alert to […]
Clearing the Loch Lomond islands This year we’ve been working with our partners at the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority to remove invasive grey squirrels from some of the islands in the loch. We recently spoke to Scottish Wildlife Trust on their podcast ‘Words of the Wild’ all about this unique piece of work, and why we’re so excited about. Listen […]
After escaping a zoo enclosure in 1971, a small number of grey squirrels quickly gained a foothold in Aberdeen. Since 2009, SSRS has worked with local partners to reduce grey squirrel population density and distribution in the north east. Our work to date has been very successful, and we are now aiming to completely eradicate […]
In this guest blog we hear from Sam Mitchell from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). Sam is part of the fantastic team working with SSRS to support red squirrel conservation across Scotland. Red squirrels are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most iconic and beloved species, being firmly linked in our collective consciousness to […]
We recently welcomed a new Eradication Coordinator to our North East team to lead on the intensive surveying and monitoring work to remove the island population of grey squirrels in Aberdeen and the surrounding areas. Stephany Arroyo Arce, North East Eradication Coordinator “For the past ten years I’ve been immersed in the fascinating world […]
With the colder weather covering much of Scotland these last couple of weeks, the crisp air, the flurries of snow, and the loss of the autumnal-coloured leaves lets us know that winter is well on its way! And for our red squirrels, somewhat surprisingly, winter isn’t a season to completely rest. Find out more in […]
The last few months have seen a few staffing changes in our scurry, including a new Community Coordination and Outreach Officer who will be focusing on our eradication work in Aberdeen, and a new Programme Manager to head up the SSRS team! Find out more in their own words: Programme Manager: Gail Turney “Following several years […]
The award-winning environmental charity Trees for Life stands at the forefront of rewilding in the Scottish Highlands, and for over 30 years has been working to nurture and expand ancient woodland fragments and reintroduce missing animals. Red squirrels are an iconic Scottish species and a key resident of the Caledonian forest, but habitat loss from deforestation, […]
