Red Squirrels under threat

Red squirrels could be extinct on mainland Britain within 20 years, according to a review of the plight of British Mammals by Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU). The report highlights the retreat of the red squirrel as the most significant example of a mammal under threat.Press Release       Until the introduction of the grey squirrels from America in the 1850s the red squirrel was found throughout Britain. The grey squirrel out competes the red for food but, more significantly carries a lethal disease called squirrelpox virus. Nowadays greys