In the past SquirrelWeb has received sightings of squirrels that are unusually coloured. For example, recently we have received a report of a light creamy beige coloured ‘grey’ squirrel with a white underside, and only a hint of grey on its tail, from London, Ontario, Canada from Elisa Knight, and on 30th June this year […]
Elly Hamilton and Sue Hearn Launched in August 2000 and managed by the Southern Uplands Partnership, the Red Squirrels in South Scotland project covers the Borders and Dumfries & Galloway regions, and works in parallel to similar initiatives in the north of England. By presenting a united front covering south Scotland from coast to coast, the […]
M. Laura Guichón writes: “In 2003, I began studying the invasion dynamics of an alien mammal in Argentina: the Red-Bellied Beautiful Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus). Less than five individuals of this arboreal species, native to South-east Asia, were liberated in the Pampas region, Argentina, in 1973. Initial questionnaire surveys have suggested that its distribution in this […]
Luc Wauters, Heidi Hauffe, Guido Tosi and Sandro Bertolino The Eurasian red squirrel has become extinct or very rare in those parts of its distribution range invaded by the introduced Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), which, in northern Italy, has reached the Prealpine forests. Red squirrels are still found throughout the extensive alpine conifer forests. […]
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Goedele Verbeylen Dispersal and population dynamics of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris L. 1758) in highly fragmented woodlands (Supervisor : Prof. Dr. Erik Matthysen, co-supervisor : Dr. Luc Wauters) Red squirrels are typical inhabitants of North and Central Europe’s large forests. In large parts of Western Europe though, their habitat is strongly fragmented. A central hypothesis […]
Louise Magris The suburban nature of Jersey means that the Island’s population is heavily supplementary fed by the general public. We are using CCTV observations of a feeding station together and live trapping of free-living wild squirrels in the area to assess social behaviour and the potential for disease transmission through countermarking.
Canolfan Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales 18th September 2004 This will be hosted by the Friends of the Anglesey Red Squirrels on Saturday, 18 September 2004 in Canolfan Beaumaris, Anglesey, 9:30am – 5:00pm. The conference will be an excellent opportunity for everyone with an interest in red squirrels in Wales and beyond to get together and discuss […]
Richard Grogan Wight Wildlife undertook a survey of woodland on the Isle of Wight over 1 ha to determine the presence of common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) and red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris). This survey was possible through the generous contributions of English Nature and the Mammals Trust UK. Both species are nationally rare mammals protected under […]
Clare Tattoni Red squirrels beware A recently discovered population of the North American grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), introduced to Ticino Park, Lombardy (N Italy), is likely to spread into continuous prealpine broadleaf forests of Lombardy and the south of Switzerland. The replacement of red by grey squirrels that is taking place in Piedmont, northern Italy, […]