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How can mathematical modelling help save red squirrels in Scotland?

Posted on 08/02/2019 by Guest Blogger

…Natural Heritage and Forestry Commission Scotland conservation efforts. Our knowledge of squirrel reproduction, dispersal, mortality, competition and squirrelpox transmission allows us to create mathematical models that simulate how red and grey squirrel populations change over time. The models can be combined with satellite maps of forest and squirrel habitat distribution to determine, for example, the spread and impact of squirrelpox… […]

SNOW DAY!

Posted on 04/03/201502/03/2020 by ssrs_admin

…potentially, work with children. Get out and make one, yourselves, the next time that there’s a big dump of snow! Please post any pictures of your snow squirrels (or their woodland friends) on our Facebook page, after you “like” it: https://www.facebook.com/SavingScotlandsRedSquirrels While you’re out there, keep an eye out for either squirrel species and record them here on our website…. […]

New Frontiers for Volunteers

Posted on 13/04/201502/03/2020 by ssrs_admin

…I like a lot of other animals too, so far I’ve worked with insects and marine invertebrates as well as mammals, and over my career I’d like to think I’ll be able to vary the work that I do but overall I want to be able to have a significant and long-lasting impact on the survival of native species in… […]

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How can mathematical modelling help save red squirrels in Scotland?

SNOW DAY!

New Frontiers for Volunteers

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