…over 17,000 individual squirrel sightings!) but rest assured we really appreciate every single sighting we receive as they all help to build a picture of red and grey distributions across Scotland. Some sightings might require further action (for example sick reds, or a grey in one of our priority areas ) in which case a member of staff or volunteer… […]
…use of the skills many groups already have. The Chart gives groups full visibility of where expertise lies as well as who is asking for help on what. As the Forum covers such a wide area, even before Covid-19 struck, get-togethers were difficult, as well as being time consuming and expensive. The current restrictions prompted a digital response and Peter… […]
…started soon after the First World War has provided a vast additional area of habitat. Because grey squirrels don’t readily survive in them, Sitka spruce forests can help red squirrels by providing a refuge when grey squirrel numbers are overwhelming in the wider landscape. However, without the threat from greys, red squirrels are best suited to a mixed habitat of… […]
…red squirrels even in an urban environment is always special. Knowing the work myself, colleagues and the community put into the SSRS project is having a tremendous positive impact on the future of Aberdeen’s red squirrels is incredibly rewarding as without our work they wouldn’t be here at all. As a result of James and our North East team’s hard… […]
…public to spot and record all grey and red squirrels, a total of 1334 people took part, reporting just under 2000 red and grey squirrel sightings across the country, almost 2.5 times as many as were reporting during the 2022 survey. These sightings provide invaluable data for conservationists and scientists working on the ground to protect the endangered native red… […]
…this, it is an offence to release a grey squirrel into the wild without a licence. Work has been underway since 2007 to reduce the threat to red squirrels in the region through a carefully targeted grey squirrel control programme. Today, grey squirrels are rarely seen beyond Aberdeen’s city limits, and the city’s parks and gardens have seen a steady… […]
