…before he was released. A month or so ago we wrote about the journey of a very lucky little red squirrel. Found as a tiny kitten he was nursed into health by Dawn and Terry, two incredibly dedicated folks with a great deal of experience and knowledge. Dawn and Terry sought our advice as to what to do with… […]
…caches of nuts stored for the winter. These pictures of a squirrel’s footprints in snow really show how tiny their feet are and how delicate. Notice how the hind feet (at the top of the picture) are much longer than the front, and how the front ‘fingers’ spay out into a star shape – they are long and dexterous for… […]
…squirrel has taken off a jacket to reveal nothing underneath. If the squirrel has inflammation or lesions in the exposed skin, there is clearly an issue of disease, skin parasites – for example, mange – or allergy. However, this does not often appear to be the case. Because these squirrels are usually observed at people’s garden feeders, we are… […]
…main competition for red squirrels comes from the animal with the most similar diet: the invading grey squirrel. Before grey squirrels were introduced to Britain in the 19th Century, reds were able to live very successfully in almost any type of forest. Nowadays, however, they have had to adapt to become more specialist in their choice of habitat and diet…. […]
Original Author: Stewart Smith – Squirrel Volunteer How do squirrels survive the winter? Do they hibernate? The cold weather is a tough time for animals, how do they managed to stay warm? Winter has arrived in Scotland. People are trudging home in the dark at 4 o’clock, and newspapers are threatening blizzards, and “the coldest winter on record”,… […]
…over West Dunbartonshire 5 times. Green Aspirations is a place where city kids of all ages can get out of the city and into the forest to play and re-connect with nature. The school pupils I worked with there were all spending the summer working towards their John Muir Awards, learning about the outdoors and bush craft skills at Green… […]
…as a base, and then shape the knitting to cover. I try and make the knitadermy animals look as realistic as possible with the aid of many photographs… No animals are harmed during this process!’ Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrel would like to thank Rosy and the Deeside Knitwits for all their hard work, dedication, and help not only with… […]
Latest Project News Read all the latest news and blogs from Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels 5th Apr 2024, by Katie Berry News: First death of red squirrel from squirrelpox virus confirmed north of Scotland’s Central Belt 28th Mar 2024, by Guest Blogger Reviewing the Scottish Strategy for Red Squirrel Conservation 21st Mar 2024, by Katie Berry Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels:… […]
