Classed as an invasive species, grey squirrels pose one of the biggest dangers to the local reds (Image: Alan Tunnicliffe Photography) The creature was spotted on the Isle of Seil in Argyll, 100 miles from the nearest known greys. Classed as an invasive species, grey squirrels pose one of the biggest dangers to the local reds. Katie Berry, of Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels, said: “Grey squirrels are an invasive, non-native species.
They out-compete red squirrels for food and habitat. As a result, they have replaced red squirrels across the majority of England and Wales over the last 150 years or so. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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