Fears mount over red squirrel threat.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  May 7, 2007 ;     443 words ......the virus. The Red Squirrel Protection Partnership...wipe out the greys which threaten...virus carried by greys but which can kill a red squirrel in under 48 hours...battle against greys to preserve the reds. He said: The red squirrel is our iconic...

The tufty club; An army of volunteers is to help protect the red squirrel...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......said killing the greys would have no...cent of the UK's red squirrel population and...demise of the red squirrel. 'In the Borders...coexist because the greys eat more and are...refuge for the red squirrel. 'Greys are being controlled...

GBP 130,000 boost for red squirrel project

The Scotsman;  October 14, 2003 ;     620 words ......Hamilton, the only full-time red squirrel conservation officers...their territories by the greys. The two appointments...tourism around a series of red squirrel trails. A videotape of a virtual red squirrel walk is also planned...

Fighting to save the red squirrel

The Scotsman;  January 10, 2003 ;     507 words ......the only full-time red squirrel conservation officers...At the same time the greys, introduced from Canada...adequate food supply, the greys carry a virus called...relentless progress of greys across southern Scotland...the champions of the red squirrel cause set out on ...

Decision day for scheme to save the red squirrel

The Independent - London;  May 6, 1996 ;     386 words ......were up to the public, the red squirrel would easily head the list...pity or affection. The small red rodent's extinction clock...the late 19th century. Once greys have arrived in an area the...The price tag for saving the red squirrel is put at pounds 220,000 a...Scotland, while the ...

Saving Tufty; Conservationists in drive to save the red squirrel from a...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 9, 2005 ;     257 words ...LONG outnumbered by their more aggressive grey cousins, red squirrels have been pushed to the edge of extinction...back from the brink. Their long-term hope is that the red squirrel could once again become a common sight in gardens and...chosen will be managed to support healthy populations of red ...

Red alert: News analysis: SAVING THE SQUIRREL The red squirrel is being...

The Independent on Sunday;  November 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ......disappearing from China. The red squirrel has the same iconic status...there are more than two million greys. This is a bloody conflict...whiff of racism. Reds versus greys. Small versus big. Natives...import a couple of those unusual greys from North America. The guilty...

Taking up the red squirrel fight

Yorkshire Post;  October 9, 2006 ;     139 words ......highlighted the plight of the endangered red squirrel at the weekend. Vanessa Roberts, who owns the park, where a red squirrel conservation project has been operating...visitors to understand that the red squirrel is indigenous to this country but...

Endangered: the red squirrel Rescue call for Ulster's red squirrel

Belfast Telegraph;  February 19, 2005 ;     225 words ...The red squirrel needs government help if...NEMS market research.The red squirrel has already disappeared...to do more to save the red squirrel."I'm encouraged at the...number of people who want greys controlled in order to...required to save our native red ...

Prince Charles lends his support to red squirrel; environment today.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  October 13, 2007 ;     326 words ......generous donation by Prince Charles to red squirrel conservation in the region was outlined...money will be used to support practical red squirrel conservation work across the North of...desperately concerned over the plight of the red squirrel and he wanted to know how he could ...

New campaign to ensure survival of threatened red squirrel.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  September 13, 2004 ;     145 words ......long-term survival of Formby's red squirrel population gets under way today. The move at the start of National Red Squirrel Week is a partnership project...help secure the future for the red squirrel. Brownsea holds one of only two...

Celebrate Red Squirrel Week with a hunt for the rare native...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ......will lead a hunt for the red squirrel next week in one of the...West Wales is celebrating Red Squirrel Week, which starts on...in the 1950s. But the greys carry the Paravox virus...10 times as much. 'The greys will eat anything, leaving...were not pines, so the red ...

Rare red squirrel is making a comeback, say conservationists.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 4, 2008 ;     301 words ...THE rare red squirrel is making a remarkable...heralded as a blueprint for red squirrel conservation by groups...and we aim to increase red squirrel numbers further over the...additional reintroductions. The red squirrel faced extinction from...and today fewer than 50 ...

How to save the red squirrel? It's a grey area cull

The Scotsman;  January 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Squirrel Club destroyed 82,000 reds. Now the pushy greys, coccidiosis and what was thought to be a parapox virus...viruses. "We have no idea yet how it spreads among greys or from greys to reds, so advice on control is difficult." Until...had been lucky with the pox virus. That was when five greys ...

Red squirrel faces its last-ditch stand in Scotland

The Scotsman;  September 23, 1998 ;     651 words ......could become the last refuge of the red squirrel within ten years as the rival grey...according to the report. Once greys become established in a new area...best to aid their survival. Other red squirrel populations have survived against...