For many years, squirrels have been viewed as a nuisance. They scavenge gardens, steal seeds from bird feeders, and sometimes find their way into houses. Despite their mischievous nature, the fact is ...

Not only has the cheeky squirrel taken over a bird nesting box, but it regularly scrambles around inside the visitors' centre A cheeky red squirrel has barricaded up a tawny owl breeding box in the ...

Moving into your own home is usually a good excuse for a party. But once this creature had squirrelled away his nuts and seeds, there was only one guest invited to the housewarming – his mum.

Trees for Life is reintroducing red squirrels back to their former forest homes in Scotland - with great success. JACK ALEXANDER reports on the benefits of the project and plans for the future. Early ...

Experts at Belfast Zoo are celebrating a conservation first for Northern Ireland - the first captive breeding of a red squirrel. The breakthrough comes as native red squirrels across Ireland and ...

Rare red squirrels have started breeding after moving into their new home in North Yorkshire. The small breeding group of native red squirrels moved into the Yorkshire Arboretum, near Castle Howard, ...

BABY red squirrels have been born on the site of a Co Down army base to help increase the population of the native species across forests in Northern Ireland. The animals were welcomed onto the ...

Mersea Island is the only place in the east of England where red squirrels are living wild. It is thanks to local people who started a project to reintroduce them. They have released 20 red squirrels ...

Current instructions on retaining a few trees in clear-cut areas do not go far enough to protect the breeding or resting habitat of the flying squirrel. A recent Finnish study shows that flying ...

Red squirrels relocated to woodlands in the north west Highlands are "flourishing and breeding", according to a conservation charity. More than 80 squirrels were trapped in other parts of the ...

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