New research suggests a population of red squirrels on the Lancashire coast may have developed weaker bites after snacking on peanuts.
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2019
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Pine martens are returning to areas of the UK after an absence of nearly a century. Following releases in mid-Wales during 2015, reintroductions are proposed in north Wales and southern England for 2019.
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2019
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In the UK it is illegal to deliberately kill or injure red squirrels, disturb them while they are using a nest, or destroy their nests. Yet, although the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act provides these protections, there ...
Ecology
Nov 30, 2018
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In years when food is abundant for squirrels, males kill the young of rival males, according to new research from University of Alberta biologists.
Ecology
Mar 16, 2018
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For many years, populations of a little red squirrel with cute ear tufts, a native of Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, have been in serious decline because of competition for food from an invasive North American gray squirrel ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2018
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Problem-solving powers may help to explain why grey squirrels have taken over from native red squirrels in the UK, new research says.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2018
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It's fair to say parasites are generally bad for their hosts. Many cause disease and death so, like most species, we humans usually try to avoid infection at all costs. But it turns out that some parasites, although potentially ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 1, 2017
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A previously unknown poxvirus causes severe disease in European red squirrels from Germany. Molecular genetic investigations revealed a new virus species in the family of Poxviridae. Results of the study are published in ...
Ecology
Aug 9, 2017
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Those young squirrels now scampering around your neighbourhood were born in this year's earliest litters and are more likely to survive than squirrels born later and still curled up in their nests, according to a new University ...
Evolution
Jul 12, 2017
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Researchers are embarking on a new project aimed at helping to safeguard the future of the red squirrel in the UK.
Ecology
May 5, 2017
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