…The conference site remains accessible to attendees for 30 days for re-watches. This includes people who register and create a CrowdComms account but are not present on the day. After this point we will be supplied with the video files. We are hoping at least some of the content can then be available on YouTube. If you do not want… […]
…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 “… […]
…scottishsquirrels.org.uk, along with emailing photos of sick reds to squirrels@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk. Details for how to post carcasses to the Vet School can also be found on the site. Although squirrelpox is not considered harmful to humans, anyone who sees a sick red squirrel is advised not to approach it, but instead contact the project for advice. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is… […]
…the red squirrels following the reintroduction. Red squirrels are sourced from healthy populations in Moray and Inverness-shire where densities are very high, with only 2 red squirrels being taken per 200 ha. These squirrels are health checked before being transported to the release sites, with up to 30 squirrels being released in each reintroduction. The red squirrels are released and… […]
…sick red squirrel is advised not to approach it, but instead contact the project for advice. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is a partnership project led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and made possible thanks to National Lottery players and the Dumfries & Galloway LEADER 2014 – 2020 programme. For further information please contact Gill Hatcher, ghatcher@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk, 0131 3124717, 07388 994610…. […]
…lid we’ve placed some sticky-backed Velcro. When a squirrel opens the lid to access the food, the sticky surface will pick up a few of its hairs. A volunteer or member of staff visits each feeder box three times during the survey period. They’ll refill the box with fresh bait, collect the hair sample and replace the Velcro tab. It’s… […]
…still need to replace around 20% each year as they get chewed to bits by hungry squirrels. Each feeder box has a bit of sticky Velcro on the lid of the box, so when a squirrel opens the box to get to the food, it leaves a sample of hair on the sticky pad. These hair samples are then analysed… […]
…days went by. We began to wean him after a couple of weeks, using reduced sugar Farleys Rusks in kitten milk to start with, then offering a selection of different foods such as pine nuts, hazelnuts, broccoli, and a rat/mouse mix. Twice a week he had a couple of drops of Abidec childrens multivitamin, which he took willingly. He became… […]
…When squirrelpox is present and there is no control of grey squirrels, this process can be far more rapid. The 2020 spring survey has begun, and between March and April over 180 volunteers will monitor feeder boxes strategically placed in woodland areas. When a squirrel visits a feeder box, a sticky tab collects some of its hair, and the species… […]
…of the public and SSRS staff which appear to display classic symptoms of the deadly disease. Very sadly at least 10 red squirrels have been found dead in the area due to suspected squirrelpox. Squirrelpox is a virus carried by grey squirrels which appears not to affect them, but when passed to red squirrels, the virus is often lethal. Symptoms… […]
