The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat of summer includes a black line along each side, and creamy white or buffy underparts. In the winter, reddish ...

Red squirrels could be saved by bringing back pine martens to English forests, a study has concluded. The pine marten was once the second most common carnivore in Britain but woodland clearance ...

The red squirrel is well looked after here, and it is one of the few places in southern England where you can find them. Parkhurst Forest, Isle of Wight. You're bound to spot some bushy ...

One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the red squirrel’s decline is the spread of the squirrelpox virus. Carried by grey squirrels, who remain largely unaffected, this disease is lethal to reds.

Why red squirrel numbers are boosted by the activity of their natural predator, the pine marten.

England's last red squirrel strongholds are under siege from larger greys - who carry the deadly pox that kills our popular native species, a new study reveals. Volunteers for the conservation ...

Volunteers with Cramlington and District Red Squirrel Group, in Northumberland, have spotted a number of 'reds' with symptoms of squirrel pox, ...

The Scottish red squirrel’s war for survival against its invading grey cousins has been bolstered with nature funding of £1million to expand a Highland “buffer zone”.

Penrith and District Red Squirrel group covers 600 square miles of Cumbria. Founder, Robert Benson said: “We’re facing a huge surge of grey squirrels. ...

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