Conservationists are alarmed after the ''almost impossible'' appearance of a gray squirrel on a Scottish island - home to only native reds. The rodent was spotted on the Isle of Seil in Argyll - ...

Sept. 14 (UPI) --A Scottish conservation charity is calling on residents to act as volunteer "squirrel spotters" for its annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey. Charity group Saving Scotland's Red ...

The red squirrel population across Scotland has remained stable in the last year, according to the latest survey report. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels has published its most recent figures which ...

People across Scotland are being asked to report sightings of squirrels next week as part of a national scheme to protect the native red species. The “Great Scottish Squirrel Survey” is a nationwide ...

LOCALS near Glasgow have been urged to keep their eyes peeled after one of the first sightings of an extremely rare animal for DECADES. One resident was amazed as they spotted the creature scurrying ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --A bakery in Scotland has been closed for two days due to the presence of an unusual burglar -- a protected red squirrel. The Greggs bakery in Pitlochry was closed Sunday after a red ...

Philip Cox has received funding from the Royal Society. Red squirrels have been replaced over a large part of Great Britain by the non-native grey squirrel, introduced from North America in the late ...

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The return of the formerly ostracized pine marten to Scotland is helping native red squirrels regain ground from their invasive grey cousins. In the late 1800s, wealthy Victorians shipped North ...

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In nature, it really is survival of the fittest. Photos of a red squirrel and woodpecker have gone viral after they showed the two animals fighting each other for nuts. Karen Crawford took the ...