Publications

Publications   Guidelines and Advice Priority Areas for Red Squirrel Conservation (PARCs) in South Scotland Supplementary Feeding of Red Squirrels Red Squirrel Post Mortems Red Squirrel Road Warning Signs in Scotland Red Squirrel Leprosy Use of Virkon for Disinfecting Squirrel Feeders   Reports Saving an Icon – DCA Final Report 2017-2022 Squirrelpox Detection in the Central Lowlands 2017-2020 2019 Spring… […]

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The Story of Rusty the Red

…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… […]

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Building a Volunteer Network

…detection of squirrelpox in surrounding areas. Since then the group has come on leaps and bounds, with a network that now extends from the Carrick Shore to Creetown on the coast, and inland towards Laurieston and Ringford . Peter Garson, Chairman of the group, tal ked us through his experiences of creating an incorporated group . A Flying Start “… […]

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Award for a Red Squirrel Champion

  The Scottish Wildlife Trust has awarded Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels volunteer Rob Asbridge the “Rusty Bog” Volunteer Award for all the hard work he has put into helping to protect the red squirrels in his area; including the construction of a community base and red squirrel hide for the local community to enjoy and value their local red squirrels…. […]

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Community action in Galloway

…can never be overlooked. The old-fashioned methods are all we’ve got until the magic bullet arrives— most likely in the form of a magic (albeit very expensive) molecule to effectively sterilise greys. Meanwhile there is definite evidence of pine martens in our area, so hopefully they will help us out a bit too. Peter AKA ‘Sandy the Squirrel’, inspiring the […]

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