A population of red squirrels has expanded naturally following its reintroduction to the north-west Scottish Highlands in 2016
A project to relocate red squirrels to their former forest homes in north-west Scotland has been boosted by evidence of breeding and natural expansion by the new populations.
Conservation charity Trees for Life wants to reintroduce squirrels to some of their native woodlands in the Highlands, from which the species has been lost. Because reds travel between trees and avoid large open spaces, they are unable to return to isolated forest fragments on their own.
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“Early indications are that this could be a real wildlife success story,” said Becky Priestley, Trees for Life’s wildlife officer.
“Early new squirrel populations are not only flourishing and breeding in their new homes, they are also starting to spread out into new areas with squirrels being sighted as far…
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