Trees for Life Guest Blog: Supporting nature-rich habitats so red squirrels can thrive

Two young red squirrels in a tree.

      Trees for Life is an award-winning environmental charity standing at the forefront of rewilding in the Scottish Highlands. Focusing on Scotland’s spectacular Caledonian forest, they are working on a grand scale to bring more life back to our landscapes. Their work focuses on restoring habitats and expanding native woodlands, returning missing animals, […]

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An Introduction to Squirrels in Scotland

  There are over 200 species of squirrel across the globe, and Scotland is home to just two of them, the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) and the Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Grey squirrels, which are native to North America, were introduced to Britain in 1876, before which it is estimated that there were around […]

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Taking an evidence based approach to practical action

  Dr Jenny Bryce, Scottish Natural Heritage Wildlife Ecologist, discusses how evidence is shaping conservation strategy; reflecting on invasives insights upon the publication of a paper co-written by Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels’ Dr Mel Tonkin.   In July 2017 Mel Tonkin, SSRS Project Manager, presented a paper at the IUCN Island Invasives conference held in […]

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All things invasive with the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative

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  This week is national Invasive Species Week, 13-17 May, which aims to raise awareness across Great Britain about invasive species and their impacts.   Being a project all about invasive species, here at the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative, we’re quite excited about having a whole week of lots of people talking about Invasive Species […]

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