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Sunny Squirrel Day7/7/2019 July 7, 2019
Eurasian red squirrels are rare in most areas of Scotland due to competition with invasive grey squirrels. As a result squirrels are greatly valued in Scotland and most locations throughout the UK. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on the behaviour of these squirrels. We know relatively little about their communication system and thus all the work here on Arran could help contribute to conservation efforts. The great thing about the squirrels on Arran is that they are here alone, in other words there are no grey squirrels on the island. This means the communication system I am exploring is one that has potentially not been affected by competitive interactions with grey squirrels. As you can see from the signage above a squirrel sighting is an exciting and rare thing!
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