New research suggests red squirrels may be more resilient than their grey counterparts, due to an ability to detect predators ...

Wide-eyed and cute as they appear, pine martens are sharp-clawed predators. Their agility and tree-climbing skills make them the enemy of any squirrel. But an innate fear of their predators seems, ...

Wide-eyed and cute as they appear, pine martens are sharp-clawed predators. Their agility and tree-climbing skills make them the enemy of any squirrel. But an innate fear of their predators seems, ...

A new University of Galway study has showcased the survival instincts of Ireland’s native red squirrels when faced with their natural predators. Research led by Dr Emily Reilly and Dr Colin Lawton at ...

Red squirrels are able to detect and respond to a returning natural predator, according to a new study from the University of ...

Red squirrels could be saved by bringing back pine martens to English forests, a study has concluded. The pine marten was once the second most common carnivore in Britain but woodland clearance ...

They studied feed stations at Derryclare Woods in Connemara, and Belleek Woods in Ballina, over 16 months to observe ...

Pine martens have also suffered a catastrophic population decline in recent decades, but efforts to protect, reintroduce and nurture the species in Britain and Ireland has assisted red squirrels.

By the 1920s, pine martens were virtually extinct in the UK after centuries of persecution to protect game birds and poultry. Only a population in north-west Scotland and small numbers in northern ...

Red squirrels are staging a comeback after being overtaken by their grey cousins, an Irish study has suggested. A resurgence in pine martens, the natural predator of squirrels, has a greater impact on ...

Pine martens are an important factor in grey squirrel control. “We still have to carry out grey squirrel control, but the presence of the artificial dens in the national forest estate ...

The media message is simple: the return of pine martens will herald the decline or even eradication of grey squirrels, which, since their arrival from North America in 1876, have caused regional ...