Highlands

Scotland's traditional iconic birds and animals have included salmon, red grouse and red deer, but there is another that has come on to the scene: the red squirrel. The Highlands may well be one of the last main strongholds in the UK, but these squirrels could be descendants of those reintroduced in 1844. This reintroduction took place on the Beaufort estate to the west of Inverness, following a period when the red squirrel could possibly have been extinct in the Highlands. Now the Highland Red Squirrel Group is highlighting the cause of the red squirrel, its current status and its ...

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