One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the red squirrel’s decline is the spread of the squirrelpox virus. Carried by grey squirrels, who remain largely unaffected, this disease is lethal to reds.

I get both gray and red squirrels, however, on Saturday, that frigidly cold day that followed a night of deep sub-zero temperatures (-15 degrees Fahrenheit here in North Berwick) only the red ...

Scientists are unravelling the secrets of red and grey squirrel competition Date: February 15, 2024 Source: Microbiology Society Summary: Researchers have identified significant differences ...

The secret to why grey squirrels outcompete their red counterparts may lie in their gut bacteria, scientists believe. Grey squirrels are an invasive species from North America that was introduced ...

A stock photo shows a red squirrel amongst some bluebells. The species faces competition and disease from gray squirrels. Ian Groves/Getty. There are an estimated 140,000 red squirrels left in the ...

I prefer to handle my own problem wildlife issues around my home, and I have usually been successful. That is, until now, ...

Red squirrels are staging a comeback after being overtaken by their grey cousins, an Irish study has suggested.

According to British Red Squirrel.org, a survey by the Forestry Commission of vulnerable woodlands in Great Britain estimated that 100% of sycamore, 66% of beech, 30% of oak and sweet chestnut ...

Grey squirrels, native to North America, carry a pox which is deadly to red squirrels Fellow co-ordinator Carole Neesam says she often gets people criticising her when checking traps. "People say ...

Red squirrels ‘to vanish’ because of exploding surge of grey squirrels who carry virus Conservationists are warning that if the government does not intervene with squirrelpox then the UK will ...

But grey squirrels were also found in 69% of sites, an increase of 6.8% on the previous year. In Northumberland, grey detection is about 25% higher than red detection, and 17.3% higher in Cumbria ...