However, recent evidence suggests that the rate of population decline is enhanced by squirrelpox disease, caused by a viral infection carried asymptomatically by grey squirrels but to which red squirrels are highly susceptible. Population genetic diversity provides some resilience to rapidly evolving or...
Background about Red Squirrels from The Mammal Society:Red squirrels have been driven to near extinction by a combination of disease and competition with the European grey squirrel. Research by The Mammal Society has found that as many as a quarter of mammals native to the UK are at risk of ...
Although reds continue to thrive in Potter's Lake District, they have been wiped out of most of England and Wales by the inexorable march of the greys. Today, the UK's red squirrel population is estimated at around 140,000, the vast majority of those in Scotland. By contrast, grey squi...
The red squirrel, an omnivore found throughout Eurasia, has experienced a dramatic population decline in recent years. In 2007, just 25,000 could be found throughout the UK after a one-time high of 3.5 million. This is often due to the fact that their grey cousins have a larger appetite...
First cases of squirrelpox in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in Scotland Squirrelpox, caused by a poxvirus, is a major threat to the remaining UK red squirrel population. The spread of antibody-positive grey squirrels has been m... CJ Mcinnes,L Coulter,MP Dagleish,... - 《Veterinary Re...
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels has published the results of its 2017 annual survey, which indicate that overall Scotland’s red squirrel populations have stabilised, with significant gains in the North East.
Bears and moose were also unlikely but we figured we might see something, even if it was just a squirrel in the distance. This lack of wildlife held up the rest of the trip, as we saw a few more birds in Moosonee and Moose Factory, but nothing else. We arrived in Moosonee right on...
Data gathered compares squirrel abundance with trail usage, habitat and population. Habitat type was the principle determinant of red squirrel abundance, with a significant correlation identified with preference towards Larch. No negative effect was found to be caused by the presence of the mountain ...
The progressive decline in red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) numbers in Wales has led to conservation and reintroduction projects being established on the island of Anglesey. The recovery of the island's remnant wild population was initially successful, however concern remained over potential loss of...
2006. Genomic characterization of a novel poxvirus contributing to the decline of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in the UK. J Gen Virol 87 (Pt 8): 2115-2125.McInnes, C.J.; Wood, A.R.; Thomas, K.; Sainsbury, A.W.; Gurnell, J.; Dein, J.; Nettleton...