A grey squirrel which may have ridden a train to the home of Wales’ largest red squirrel population has been captured, following fears it could have killed off the local species.
The animal was spotted by a member of the public on Anglesey in mid-February who reported it to Red Squirrels Trust Wales after weeks on the loose.
Presumably squirrel-pox is not prevalent around you.
Unfortunately it is in the UK and as a result red squirrels are now extinct in the majority of the country. They are just hanging on in a few isolated (literally in the case on Anglesey) strongholds where grey squirrels are not present.
Oh man, thats aweful. I guess Im glad to have the several families of the little critters trying to steal seed from my birdfeeder…