The vast majority of Britons have never seen a red squirrel, according to a new survey which highlights how the native species has been decimated by the invasion of the grey squirrel. Only five ...

And for red squirrels, the researchers say, early-life struggles could cut the animals' lifespans by roughly 14 per cent. However, all hope is not lost for those that are born into hardship.

The North American red squirrel lives a somewhat solitary life. They spend most of their days in a 50-100 metre territory foraging for pine cones and other food sources like berries and mushrooms.

For nearly two years a Cumbrian film-maker and photographer has documented the life of red squirrels. Throughout the length of the project, Terry Abraham has spent time bonding with the species to ...

Not according to Dr. Stan Boutin, a squirrel expert and biological sciences professor at the University of Alberta, who has been studying the species for more than 25 years.

The plight of the disappearing red squirrel is being highlighted in events dedicated to the native British species. But its tormenter, the American grey squirrel, is itself being slowly ...

Red squirrels commit ‘sexually selected infanticide’ when food is abundant: Alberta research By Caley Gibson Global News Posted March 15, 2018 11:00 am Updated November 3, 2022 11:20 am ...

Red squirrels in Scotland are being killed by a form of leprosy that makes them lose their fur and die after causing painful swelling to their noses, ears and feet. The new infection is the latest ...

British red squirrels could split into different species because groups of the rodents are now so far apart in the UK, experts believe. There are early signs of divergence among the isolated ...

Haines witnessed that behaviour — called sexually selected infanticide — in the spring of 2014 when she was doing fieldwork on red squirrels near Kluane National Park in the southwest Yukon.

Red squirrels making comeback as return of pine marten spells bad news for invasive grey squirrel NUI Galway study finds Ireland's native species recovering and returning to natural habitats Date ...