Canny reds join battle to keep out the enemy.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  January 21, 2006 ;     367 words ......Rowlands Gill, which has a mix of reds and greys and Darlington, where there were...exercise by reporting sightings of reds and greys. Newcastle City Council and North...urged to report all sightings of reds and greys to the society and volunteers can...

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

The Scotsman;  January 30, 2006 ;   Fordyce Maxwell;   787 words ......how it spreads among greys or from greys to reds, so advice on control is difficult...will scavenge. They don't fight - greys just eat reds out of house and home." So not for...greys. That is not only to save reds, but because greys cause more

Grey squirrels face the death penalty; Cull of invaders 'only way to save...

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  January 20, 2007 ;     583 words ......to 2.5 million greys in England and...000 to 30,000 reds, between 60% and...want to keep the reds, it means the eradication of the greys, he said. The...want to save the reds. It is the only way because the greys and reds can't live together...

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

The Independent on Sunday;  November 13, 2005 ;   REPORT BY Cole Moreton;   787 words ......blow to the back of the head. Reds used to be everywhere, but...there are more than two million greys. This is a bloody conflict...hatred and a whiff of racism. Reds versus greys. Small versus big. Natives...time they did not know why reds were dying in such numbers...main factors are now ...

bring on the reds; Safe havens aim to halt march of the grey squirrel.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 27, 2002 ;   Tozer, James;   511 words ......suggested that the reds could even be extinct...and Wales by 2010. Greys compete more successfully...deadly to the native reds. Most of the remaining...Any incursions by greys could be nipped in...remain strongholds for reds and forming barriers...cent of England's reds, leaving them ...

Much-loved reds put in scientific spotlight; environment today Environment...

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  March 22, 2008 ;     695 words ......reserves for the reds to trapping and killing...catch and dispatch greys in Northumberland...a total of 15,060 greys. It had been thought...last refuge of the reds in England, had been...a small number of greys. The figure which...on how to help the reds in the area and ...

Reds fight back.(News)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  April 27, 2007 ;     485 words ......by reporting sightings of reds and greys. If we get reports of sightings...protect them and take the greys away. Grey squirrels muscle reds out of their habitats, spread...continue the battle against greys to preserve the reds. He said: The red squirrel...

Grey squirrels increase as reds decline; OUTDOORS.(Features)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  March 9, 2002 ;     764 words ......in Colin, and the reds were on the decrease...approachable than the greys. You only have to...that the decline in reds corresponded to the arrival of the greys. The Trust has emphasised...forests, whereby reds were fed, but not greys. These tests are on-goi...

Public urged to back cull of grey squirrels; People asked to report...

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  December 21, 2006 ;     411 words ......take action now if the reds were to be saved. He said...out and monitor where the greys are we can help save the...virus - which is lethal for reds but not greys - and the fact North American...smaller cousins by 66-1 means reds could be on the brink of...

Scots greys charge south

The Scotsman;  September 9, 1998 ;   IAIN S BRUCE;   638 words ......and more competitive than the reds, the greys are putting such pressure on...although they are bigger than the reds, the greys' advance is as much down to...weapon that appears to kill reds without affecting greys. The greys are moving south...

Gamekeepers go to war on the killer greys.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  May 19, 2006 ;     354 words ......be wiped out. Imported greys in Britain now outnumber reds by 66 to 1 and Northumberland...always looked after our reds but the first greys have been spotted here...estate which values its reds. We are pleased they...to stem the influx of greys.

Safe havens to be set up in the battle to save red squirrels from grey...

The Scotsman;  August 22, 2000 ;   William Chisholm;   561 words ......will keep tabs on the reds in the Borders and Dumfries...relentless march of the greys northwards from Cumbria...they are resistant but reds are not. Foresters insist greys also inflict serious...been sightings of both reds and greys on Tweedside. That means...

Plan for grey squirrels cull to protect the reds.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  January 21, 2006 ;     417 words ......poison or trap and shoot greys where they are damaging...and threatening numbers of reds. Those areas will include...stabilise the sand dunes. But greys, which have caused a catastrophic...demands for the eradication of greys as neither feasible nor...

Red alert as GBP 3.7m drive is revealed to target Scotland's grey invaders

The Scotsman;  November 10, 2006 ;   Ian Johnston Enviroment Correspondent;   674 words ......drive back the North American greys with a targeted culling programme...a disease fatal only to the reds and generally out-compete them...programme of control of the greys, along with measures to help the reds survive. It is hoped this will...developed. There are about 250,000 greys in ...

IT'S JUST NUTS; Yes, red squirrels do need protecting - but please spare...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 10, 2005 ;     787 words ......habitats with the native reds. Something had to give. Because the greys are bigger - ten inches...dwindling band of reds to seek refuge in...conifers, which the greys do not regard as highly...years ago. If the greys were really intent on driving the reds into the sea, surely...