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RED SQUIRRELS NEED YOUR HELP!

Without your support, red squirrels will be extinct in Northumberland within 10 years!

 

17,562 Grey Squirrels trapped since January 2007.

 

Report Grey sightings on 07890600243

Welcome to the Red Squirrel Protection Partnership (RSPP) website! On this website you will find information on our work to protect the red squirrel from extinction in Northumberland.

 

Across the country the red squirrel population is in drastic decline, and the main reason has been the growth and spread of the grey squirrel population. The grey squirrels out-compete the reds for food and shelter, and spread the squirrel-pox virus which they are immune to, but which kills the reds. See Squirrel Info for more.

 

The number of grey squirrels in Northumberland has rocketed in recent years. The invasion threatens the red squirrels in Northumberland with extinction within 10 years.  In addition the red squirrels in the largest preserve in the country at Kielder Forest will also be under threat. For the latest on the current situation, view our latest News and Map of Northumberland

 

An invasion by grey squirrels into Northumberland will also have devastating effects on all wildlife throughout the area. A recent study by the charity SongBird Survival (July 2006) revealed a decline in the numbers of young produced by Blackbirds and Whitethroats where grey squirrels have been introduced.

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The only way to protect the red squirrel and other wildlife in Northumberland is to stop the spread of the grey squirrel.

We have to stop the grey Squirrel by TRAPPING, and SHOOTING

17,562 Grey Squirrels trapped between 10th January 2007 and 12th june 2008 in Northumberland.

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Copyright 2006, Red Squirrel Protection Partnership
All pictures courtesy of Peter Curran