image: The number of red squirrels is on the increase in Ireland thanks to the return of the pine marten, a native carnivore, a new survey led by NUI Galway has found. view more The number of red ...

Red squirrels are a protected species under the 1976 Wildlife Act, but grey squirrels, introduced to Ireland in 1911 from England, are considered a pest. Under the act, it is illegal to release ...

I put up my bird feeders last week and started thinking about what to do about the squirrels that usually take more bird feed than the birds. Squirrels are much-maligned at bird feeders; we put out ...

With writer Sue Pike away, this is a reprised edition of Nature News from August 2023. I put up my bird feeders last week and started thinking about what to do about the squirrels that usually take ...