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red squirrel

1. a reddish-brown squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, inhabiting woodlands of Europe and parts of Asia
2. American red squirrel either of two reddish-brown squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus or T. douglasii, inhabiting forests of North America
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It follows a woodland clearance project on Anglesey last summer in which it is thought a number of red squirrels were killed.
No one likes to see shredded squirrels; Welsh campaign gets traction in efforts to close tree felling'loophole'
Anyone visiting Formby pinewoods in the coming weeks is being asked not to feed red squirrels, as this helps spread the virus.
Killer disease threat to red squirrels
In the previous 18 months, 14 red squirrels died, 13 of which had been found by the roadside leading up to the visitor attraction.
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The Lower Nithsdale group revealed that after a brief lull in the reporting of sick red squirrels they have "sadly seen a resurgence over the past few days in the Sandyhills and Dalbeattie areas."
Plea for help to save native red squirrels
The survey is the seventh consecutive year of a monitoring programme led by Red Squirrels Northern England, a project managed by Northumberland Wildlife Trust.
Red squirrels are holding their own
Many red squirrels have been wiped out by their stronger grey cousins.
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While they might look cute, though, red squirrels are most definitely not pets (they're protected by a law which bans possession for a start), and the book makes this clear in a true story about a Danish man who rescued an injured baby squirrel which had fallen four floors into his apartment garden.
Saving the red squirrel; Even city-dwellers are surrounded by squirrels running around in parks, gardens and woodland this autumn. But they're far more likely to be bully-boy grey squirrels rather than the endangered and smaller red variety. A new book, which draws on Welsh expertise, celebrates red squirrels and highlights the work being done to stop this native variety becoming extinct. Amanda Powell has been talking to author Jane Russ..
Northeast Red Squirrels (NeRS) has received a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of PS59,900 for its Red Squirrels on Tyne project.
Cash grant aims to help bring back red squirrels
Once a common sight, red squirrels have declined rapidly since the 1950s.
Let's save the RED squirrel; This is your chance to join the campaign to help protect an endangered species
Red squirrels, they stated "seem to have a rosy future wherever high quality, coherent conservation work is being delivered in northern England."
Why the future is rosy for red squirrels in Northumberland; Wildlife officers say the latest figures show red squirrel populations recover more quickly than thought
"I have seen firsthand their important work which includes non-lethal conservation measures such as controlling grey squirrels, feeding red squirrels, fundraising and raising awareness about red squirrel conservation.
It's sounds nuts but..here's PS550k for red squirrels; Lotto fund to save dying species

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