…www.scottishsquirrels.org.uk. All well and good, but what about all those folks in the enviable position of seeing red squirrels in their garden on a daily basis? We don’t expect you to run to your computer every single time you see a red or grey, so here is our advice on what to look out for. Report any remarkable numbers of… […]
…tell which hand the squirrel used to eat that cone! Another good sign of squirrels is to look for a “drey”. A drey is a squirrel’s nest and is usually several metres up a tree, positioned near the trunk. It will look like a ball of twigs, leaves and moss and may be home to a number of squirrels, or… […]
…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… […]
