Squirrelpox warning after sick red squirrels spotted

People in Dollar have been urged to take down any wildlife feeders in their gardens for the next two weeks.
The Conversation

Red squirrels fed on peanuts have weaker jaws – here’s why that matters for conservation

Red squirrels have been replaced over a large part of Great Britain by the non-native grey squirrel, introduced from North America in the late 19th century. Today, the British population of red ...
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New study confirms red squirrels are resilient to climate change in Europe but underlines need to conserve their habitat

A new study by scientists at Bournemouth University (BU) in collaboration with the Wight Squirrel Project has confirmed that red squirrel populations across Europe are resilient to the effects of ...
Phys.org

Human-fed red squirrels in Britain develop weaker jaws and flatter skulls

A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found evidence that red squirrels fed by humans in a town on England's west coast lost muscle mass and experienced ...
Phys.org

Red squirrels are very flexible in shifting their daily routines to avoid urban threats, researchers find

Scientific investigations before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Berlin in 2020 show that urban red squirrels are extremely flexible in adjusting their diurnal activities to the presence of humans ...