…website Volunteer with your Local Network Group and connect with others working to help red squirrels in your area Take action for red squirrels by joining a trap-loan scheme via your Local Network Group Help prevent the spread of squirrelpox by cleaning your garden feeders regularly with anti-viral solution Send any found dead red squirrels for post mortem to the… […]
…via social media. Additional funding has been obtained via substantial grants from the local council and via a windfarm grant scheme. The grants and membership fees have been used for the purchasing of further equipment and additional group running costs. Events: Our aims are also being achieved through our successful attendance at many local events such as the late Queen… […]
…who helped spread the word and organise events. Together we have helped spread red squirrel awareness across Scotland and collected valuable information that will help inform future conservation action. And a special thank you to all our volunteer sightings verifiers. Remember you can submit a squirrel sighting all year round – let us know what you see by reporting on… […]
…single, accidental, introduction event in 1971. Within a few decades, grey squirrels replaced red squirrels throughout Aberdeen city. As their numbers increased they also spread into rural areas along the Dee, beyond Banchory, and the Don, as far as Inverurie, posing a threat to the red squirrels in wider Aberdeenshire and to nearby populations in Moray and the Highlands. SSRS… […]
…radio and GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking. The results will support ongoing red squirrel conservation in the local area. The research is funded by Forestry & Land Scotland and will be carried out under a special licence from NatureScot. Grey squirrels were first introduced to Aberdeen in the 1970s. They soon replaced native red squirrels across the city and in… […]
…(ASAP – 31 August 2022) Closing date: 20 March 2022 The post will contribute to the project’s co-ordinated landscape-scale approach to reduce grey squirrel numbers in the target area of Dunkeld thus preventing grey squirrel dispersal into Dunkeld-Blairgowrie-Coupar-Angus area. APPLY NOW Seasonal Grey Squirrel Officer – East Angus Location: Home based, East Angus area (i.e. Forfar/Montrose area) Region: Tayside… […]
…of the men and women who volunteer their time to protect woods and red squirrels against destruction. I am so very grateful to all of you, as volunteers, for the crucial role you play in this ongoing battle to protect and restore a precious part of our natural heritage. This brings you all my warmest good wishes, together with every… […]
…compared to 2019. “Although necessary, the decision to control grey squirrels is not an easy one to make so we were delighted when Forestry and Land Scotland asked if we would consider saving our grey squirrel carcasses for the recently arrived juvenile eagles.” The pioneering South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project aims to reinforce the small, isolated and vulnerable population… […]
…to their developed immunity. Grey squirrels are also able to outcompete red squirrels for resources such as food and habitat, in part due to their larger size, making it harder for red squirrels to breed and survive. As well as the impact of grey squirrels, habitat loss has played a significant role in the decline of red squirrels. Squirrels rely… […]
