The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) has a dedicated fan base in Great Britain. “They are the native squirrel for the U.K., and yet a large proportion of the population probably has never seen ...

Although grey squirrels are commonly found in gardens, red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) are very rare and have become restricted to just a few areas of Britain. This decline is partly due to the ...

Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) living in large cities are confronted with a multitude of challenges. At the same time, urban allotments, gardens and parks provide lots of suitable ...

More information: Kim E. Chandler et al, Morphological change in an isolated population of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris ) in Britain, Royal Society Open Science (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsos.

As red squirrel population numbers dropped, people around England began feeding them peanuts, a legume with a very soft shell. In one part of England, a town called Formby, both private citizens ...