…a Hub account. If you are already a SSRS volunteer, please use the same email address you used when you originally signed up so we can match your personal details. Volunteer access Already volunteering with us? You can start accessing additional Hub features by joining the SSRS volunteering group (you’ll need to register to create an account first). If… […]
…Squirrel Group and John Rae, Save our Squirrels Berwick Group Session Q&A Session 2: Looking to the Future Communicating the SSRS-DCA story – Gill Hatcher, SSRS Communications and Engagement Officer The Community Hub legacy – Nicole Tipple, SSRS Data officer Developing Community Action: lessons learned and future needs – Dr Mel Tonkin, SSRS Project Manager Session Q&A … […]
…community growing projects and sustainable engagement groups. I then spent four months travelling around Peru and Colombia, volunteering with permaculture farms, rewilding projects, and nature sanctuaries. After this experience, I made my way to Glasgow where I began working with the Soil Association and eventually found myself with the Scottish Wildlife Trust! When I am not supporting the amazing SSRS… […]
…year over 1300 people reported almost 2000 squirrel sightings in just one week. Let’s make this year’s survey even greater!” Squirrels spotted anywhere in the country, from back gardens to local parks and woodlands, or even busy urban areas, can be reported to SSRS via scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings. These directly inform conservation action on the ground by helping staff, volunteers and partners… […]
…Costa Rica. One of my favourite things has been studying the predator-prey interactions between jaguars and five species of sea turtles that nest in Costa Rica. I’ve also had an amazing time working as a scat detection dog handler with my four-legged buddy “Tigre”. Together we’ve had many adventures, mostly in Costa Rica, but also in Patagonia and Guatemala, where… […]
…prevention of squirrelpox spread, usually in tablet form. It is not suitable for use indoors, and is not safe for humans. It is classified as an irritant and should always be handled following the correct safety precautions, and only used for its intended purpose. Please familiarise yourself with the Virkon-S health and safety guidelines and risk assessment (provided in your… […]
…between Palnackie and Carsethorn back in May. Squirrelpox is a fatal disease which red squirrels have no immunity against. The symptoms are very distinctive, with lesions and sores forming around the squirrel’s face preventing them from being able to eat and drink as well as limiting their mobility. Although squirrelpox is commonly spread by grey squirrels that carry the disease… […]
…summer in Scotland has elapsed, we have well and truly landed into a decidedly mixed autumn, which is looking likely to be replaced by another mild winter. This is certainly positive news, in the short term at least, for our squirrel populations, especially when coupled with an exceptional mast year. A mast year is when, for reasons still not fully… […]
