New research and a five-year study of red squirrel behavior indicates that conservation efforts targeting one of Scotland's most-loved species need a rethink.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2023
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They have been the scourge of trees and the native red squirrel in Britain since their introduction from the United States in the 1870s.
Ecology
Jul 11, 2022
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Pine martens need neighbours but like to keep their distance, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2020
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Research published in the Journal of Animal Ecology reveals a new mechanism of how grey squirrels affect native red squirrels in Europe through parasite-mediated competition.
Ecology
Apr 16, 2020
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New hope for the preservation of red squirrels in Britain and Ireland is on the horizon, after the completion of the red and grey squirrel reference genomes by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2020
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Squirrels that strongly favour their left or right side are less good at learning, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Jan 20, 2020
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Research published in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology has shed new light on why some grey squirrels are black.
Evolution
Aug 13, 2019
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Pine martens are returning to areas of the UK after an absence of nearly a century. Following releases in mid-Wales during 2015, reintroductions are proposed in north Wales and southern England for 2019.
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2019
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Problem-solving powers may help to explain why grey squirrels have taken over from native red squirrels in the UK, new research says.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2018
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It's fair to say parasites are generally bad for their hosts. Many cause disease and death so, like most species, we humans usually try to avoid infection at all costs. But it turns out that some parasites, although potentially ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 1, 2017
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