British red squirrels could fall victim to a pox epidemic spread by grey squirrels. Originally from North America, grey squirrels arrived in other parts of the world in the late 19th century.
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Red squirrels in Formby, England, fed primarily on peanuts by humans, developed flatter skulls and weaker jaws compared to their Scottish counterparts. These ...
Anyone with squirrels in their garden this winter has been issued a warning by wildlife experts. Though some gardeners may see the furry grey (or sometimes red) rodents as being pests which dig ...
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 ...