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Spotting the elusive Scottish Red Squirrel

Posted on 26/06/201527/02/2020 by ssrs_admin

…red squirrels) spend most of their time high up in the trees, squirrels love to run along fallen trees and large branches because from this slightly elevated position they can search more easily for food on the ground while keeping an eye out for predators in the sky. A fallen tree that is used often by squirrels may have scratch… […]

How can mathematical modelling help save red squirrels in Scotland?

Posted on 08/02/2019 by Guest Blogger

…Fleet basin stronghold (Dumfries & Galloway) the model predicted that the exclusion of grey squirrels from the stronghold via control would protect red squirrels from replacement in the stronghold. Disease can still spread from greys outside to reds inside the stronghold leading to periodic outbreaks in the red population. These disease outbreaks would lead to a fall in red squirrel… […]

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How can mathematical modelling help save red squirrels in Scotland?

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