Monday, January 18, 2010

Geography homework - red squirrels?

where can red squirrels still be found in the UK?





decrible the habitat of the red squirrels?





how and when did the north american GREY squirrel arrive in the UK?





how is the red squirrel threatend by the grey?





what action can humans take to protect the red squirrel in the uk?Geography homework - red squirrels?
cumbria and Isle of WightGeography homework - red squirrels?
1. Isle of Wight,Isolated parts of England and Wales, Scotland (75%of total population)





2. Pine Forests (the greys prefer deciduous woodland)





3. The late 1800's





4. Squirrel pox which the grey carries plus competition, the red feeds almost exclusively on pine seeds nuts and bark whereas the grey is better at exploiting a wider sourse of foods. It doesnt help that the red prefers to wait for seeds and nuts to mature but the grey will eat them when they're barely ripened.





5. The only way is to get rid of the grey squirrels completely (which is why we have notices at all of the forest parks for sightings of greys ~ so that the rangers can go get them) Failing that the only safe place for them is going to be islands like Arran where they can be isolated.
to answer just a couple of your questions.


Greys are both more agressive than the native Reds so compete fro food, but they are also immune to and carry squirrel pox, which is devastating to Reds.





Protecting Reds means preventing Greys from encroaching on the remaining range of the Reds, in essence KILL THEM, KILL THEM ALL and where they are threatening the few remaining areas where reds survive there are some active programes to shoot or trap the blighters





The references below will also answer some of your other questions
1 south wales


2 leafy woods sound in some parts of wales


3 the Grey eats more food, and competes for food


4 provide more good habitat, and limit the pop. of the Grey
I saw loads of them at Center Parcs in Whinfell in Lake District, They even have a ranger whos sole purpose is to hunt down grey squirrels, I think he even wears army style face paint for when he hunts them down :)
The Isle of Wight


Crosby, Lancashire


The Lake District


Scotland


Anglesey


Denbigh %26amp; Gwynedd (North Wales)


Now do the rest of your homework yourself.
Red squirrels can be found in pine forests near Crosby. now, go to Wiki.

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