Worryingly low levels of genetic diversity make Scotland’s red squirrels especially vulnerable to disease, a study has shown.

Their lack of diversity could explain why they are slow to develop resistance to the squirrelpox virus. The post Study reveals why red squirrels are more vulnerable to disease appeared first on Talker ...

Recently a new visitor showed up at my bird feeding area by the house. Every once in awhile one of these creatures will show ...

Squirrels are a common sight in gardens and parks across the UK - and now wildlife experts have urged gardeners to help them ...

Philip Cox has received funding from the Royal Society. Red squirrels have been replaced over a large part of Great Britain by the non-native grey squirrel, introduced from North America in the ...

In the Northeast, all squirrel species — grey, red, and flying — make dreys, but grey squirrel dreys are the easiest to spot. That’s because red squirrels prefer to build theirs in pines and other ...

Video footage of the red squirrels was captured by Julie Bailey from the UKSA A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species ...

Eastern Gray Squirrel American Red Squirrel Fox Squirrel Northern Flying Squirrel Southern Flying Squirrel The Gray Squirrel is the one that we see the most-in fact, sometimes it’s hard to look ...

Snaizeholme is a quiet side dale, rarely visited before the introduction of red squirrels by the owners of Mirk Pot Farm where they are now protected. To get there you can either get the local bus ...

A new red squirrel colony has been found in the Yorkshire Dales –with the help of a bit of detective work. Thermal imaging cameras, which pick up body heat, were used to detect four individuals from ...

A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a ...