People are being urged to be vigilant after reports of possible cases of a virus lethal to red squirrels further north in the UK than ever before. Public members have twice reported seeing ...

have spotted a number of 'reds' with symptoms of squirrel pox, and a carcass sent away for analysis has been confirmed as positive for the disease. Squirrel pox is carried by grey squirrels ...

The first known outbreak of the virus in Scotland was in 2007 near Lockerbie, Dumfries, and Galloway, and in spring last year, the first death from squirrel pox of a red squirrel north of the ...

The area of the Dales has become a stronghold for the native reds, which saw a decline nationally following the introduction of grey squirrels, as well as suffering due to habitat loss and diseases ...

The first known outbreak of the virus in Scotland was in 2007 near Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, and in spring last year the first death from squirrelpox of a red squirrel north of the central ...

Grey squirrels can be an annoying presence in your garden and can actually cause quite a bit of damage to plants.

The first known outbreak of the virus in Scotland was in 2007 near Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, and in spring last year the first death from squirrelpox of a red squirrel north of the central ...