We will continue to Save Scotland’s Red Squirrels
News

…two years.” Today, there are between 200,000 and 300,000 grey squirrels in Scotland and only around 121,000 red squirrels. The new project will incorporate Red Squirrels in South Scotland and…

Grey squirrel spread in the North East
News

…• Red Squirrels in South Scotland Project (RSSS) works to stem the spread of pox carrying grey squirrels in south Scotland for the protection of red squirrels and is the

Red squirrels in the news this January
Blogs

Staff at Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS), a project led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and partners, have happily started to observe the first sightings of red squirrels emerging from…

Squirrel text appeal returns to Aberdeen
News

…of red squirrels. Squirrelpox is a virus fatal to red squirrels but harmless to the grey squirrels which carry and spread it. Grey squirrels migrating north from Cumbria are bringing…

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