RED SQUERREL

Since the 1920s the native British red squirrel is fast loosing a battle of survival with the immigrant American grey squirrel. This is due to competition for red squirrel populations in Britain have fluctuated widely with the species disappearing from many areas at times and reappearing later
However since the introduction of the grey squirrel to 30 sites in Britain from 1876 the numbers of red squirrels has significantly d...