FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 One of the country's best loved native animals, the red squirrel, has staged a valiant comeback after its numbers fell dangerously low. The woodland dweller, once a no-show in large parts of the country, is now found in every county. Meanwhile its arch-enemy, the non-native grey squirrel, which competes with it for food and carries a pox fatal to reds, is gone from some of its previous strongholds. Wildlife experts attribute the turnaround to the recovery of another native species, the pine marten, whose numbers have grown since it was given added legal protections. Pine martens prey on squirrels but, after centuries inhabiting the same territory, the red squirrel is wise to its tricks. The grey squirrel, despite being twice the size of its red cousin, has only been in Ireland for 100 years and appears to be vulnerable to the pine marten's stealth. A study over the past year found midland counties provided the clearest illustration. The grey squirrel was first introduced in this area but it has disappeared there while the pine marten, which had all but vanished from the region, was thriving there and red squirrel numbers also increased. "The outlook for the two native species is very good," the report said. Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy scheisse 22,940 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 They're so CUTE. I love ginger colored animals. Like orange cats are my fav Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,153 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 That is good. Ginger squirrel is so cute tbh. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 This is nice to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaism 12,471 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The type of comeback we need for Chromatica, when will Gagz? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImTired 3,956 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 39 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: One of the country's best loved native animals, the red squirrel, has staged a valiant comeback after its numbers fell dangerously low. The woodland dweller, once a no-show in large parts of the country, is now found in every county. Meanwhile its arch-enemy, the non-native grey squirrel, which competes with it for food and carries a pox fatal to reds, is gone from some of its previous strongholds. Wildlife experts attribute the turnaround to the recovery of another native species, the pine marten, whose numbers have grown since it was given added legal protections. Pine martens prey on squirrels but, after centuries inhabiting the same territory, the red squirrel is wise to its tricks. The grey squirrel, despite being twice the size of its red cousin, has only been in Ireland for 100 years and appears to be vulnerable to the pine marten's stealth. A study over the past year found midland counties provided the clearest illustration. The grey squirrel was first introduced in this area but it has disappeared there while the pine marten, which had all but vanished from the region, was thriving there and red squirrel numbers also increased. "The outlook for the two native species is very good," the report said. Source Omg. They must have some really good nature footage of pine martens just tearing into grey squirrels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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