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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1984.62 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name squirrel, red squirrel Title Red squirrel Description Two species of squirrel can be found in the UK. Red squirrels are rarer and are our native species. Grey squirrels were introduced into the country from North America in the 1800s. The ‘greys’ have resulted in the considerable decline of our ‘reds’ through competition for food and transmission of the squirrelpox virus. Conservation efforts to save Red Squirrels have been underway for decades, which consists of monitoring squirrel populations and targeted control of grey squirrels. Scientific name (Common Name) Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian Red Squirrel) Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1984.62
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

squirrel, red squirrel
Title

Red squirrel
Description

Two species of squirrel can be found in the UK. Red squirrels are rarer and are our native species. Grey squirrels were introduced into the country from North America in the 1800s. The ‘greys’ have resulted in the considerable decline of our ‘reds’ through competition for food and transmission of the squirrelpox virus. Conservation efforts to save Red Squirrels have been underway for decades, which consists of monitoring squirrel populations and targeted control of grey squirrels.
Scientific name (Common Name)

Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian Red Squirrel)

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