INNS Week – Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels

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Invasive Non-Native Species Week 2025 – Behind the scenes

Posted on 14/05/202514/05/2025 by ssrs_admin

After escaping a zoo enclosure in 1971, a small number of grey squirrels quickly gained a foothold in Aberdeen. Since 2009, SSRS has worked with local partners to reduce grey squirrel population density and distribution in the north east. Our work to date has been very successful, and we are now aiming to completely eradicate […]

Invasive Non-Native Species Week 2025 – The grey threat

Posted on 13/05/2025 by ssrs_admin

A non-native species is a species that has been introduced to an area where it doesn’t naturally occur. Most of these are harmless but some threaten native species. These are called invasive non-native species (INNS). INNS have been identified as one of the top causes of global biodiversity loss. In Scotland, one of the most prominent […]