The pine marten has emerged as an unlikely ally for the beleaguered native red squirrel in its battle with the grey squirrel. This is according to scientists at the University of Aberdeen ...

Soft diet, weak jaws. If red squirrels eat too many peanuts, their jaws end up weaker than the jaws of squirrels eating natural diets, researchers report January 15 in Royal Society Open Science.

One of the biggest red squirrel protection groups in England says it is facing an "invasion" of greys. The larger grey squirrel is classified as an invasive non-native species and has contributed ...