http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Red_squirrelRed squirrel - Revision history2026-10-24T07:55:26ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.1http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&diff=5114594&oldid=prev~2025-38444-93: Fixed grammar2025-12-07T18:10:36Z<p>Fixed grammar</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arboreal predators include small mammals such as the [[pine marten]], [[wildcat]]s and the [[stoat]], which preys on nestlings; birds, including [[owl]]s and raptors such as the [[northern goshawk|goshawk]] and [[buzzard]]s, may also take the red squirrel. The [[red fox]], cats and dogs can prey upon the red squirrel when it is on the ground. Humans influence the population size and mortality of the red squirrel by destroying or altering habitats, by causing road casualties, and by introducing non-native populations of the North American eastern grey squirrels.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arboreal predators include small mammals such as the [[pine marten]], [[wildcat]]s and the [[stoat]], which preys on nestlings; birds, including [[owl]]s and raptors such as the [[northern goshawk|goshawk]] and [[buzzard]]s, may also take the red squirrel. The [[red fox]], cats and dogs can prey upon the red squirrel when it is on the ground. Humans influence the population size and mortality of the red squirrel by destroying or altering habitats, by causing road casualties, and by introducing non-native populations of the North American eastern grey squirrels.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The eastern grey squirrel and the red squirrel are not directly antagonistic, and violent conflict between these species is not a factor in the decline in red squirrel populations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsst.org.uk/about-us/red-and-grey-squirrels/|title=Red and grey squirrels|work=Rsst}}</ref> However, the eastern grey squirrel appears to be able to decrease the red squirrel population due to several reasons:</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>eastern grey squirrel<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>and the red squirrel are not directly antagonistic, and violent conflict between these species is not a factor in the decline in red squirrel populations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsst.org.uk/about-us/red-and-grey-squirrels/|title=Red and grey squirrels|work=Rsst}}</ref> However, the eastern grey squirrel appears to be able to decrease the red squirrel population due to several reasons:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The eastern grey squirrel carries a disease, the [[squirrel parapoxvirus]], that does not appear to affect their own health but will often kill the red squirrel. It was revealed in 2008 that the numbers of red squirrels at [[Formby]] (England) had declined by 80% as a result of this disease,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-09-28|title=Countryfile|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00drmqm|website=BBC|quote=Charlotte Smith reports on why Britain's islands could be the last stronghold of the red squirrel.}}</ref> though the population is now recovering.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131205022902/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1355813511001/ Formby's red squirrel population recovering], National trust, 25 November 2013</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The eastern grey squirrel carries a disease, the [[squirrel parapoxvirus]], that does not appear to affect their own health but will often kill the red squirrel. It was revealed in 2008 that the numbers of red squirrels at [[Formby]] (England) had declined by 80% as a result of this disease,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-09-28|title=Countryfile|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00drmqm|website=BBC|quote=Charlotte Smith reports on why Britain's islands could be the last stronghold of the red squirrel.}}</ref> though the population is now recovering.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131205022902/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1355813511001/ Formby's red squirrel population recovering], National trust, 25 November 2013</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The eastern grey squirrel can better digest [[acorn]]s, while the red squirrel cannot access the proteins and fats in acorns as easily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsst.org.uk/about-us/red-and-grey-squirrels/|title=Red and grey squirrels – RSST|website=rsst.org.uk|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The eastern grey squirrel can better digest [[acorn]]s, while the red squirrel cannot access the proteins and fats in acorns as easily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsst.org.uk/about-us/red-and-grey-squirrels/|title=Red and grey squirrels – RSST|website=rsst.org.uk|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the UK, due to the above circumstances, the population has today fallen to 160,000 red squirrels or fewer; 120,000 of these are in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels|url=http://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> Outside the UK and Ireland, the impact of competition from the eastern grey squirrel has been observed in [[Piedmont]], Italy, where two pairs escaped from captivity in 1948. A significant drop in red squirrel populations in the area has been observed since 1970, and it is feared that the eastern grey squirrel may expand into the rest of Europe.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the UK, due to the above circumstances, the population has today fallen to 160,000 red squirrels or fewer; 120,000 of these are in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels|url=http://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> Outside the UK and Ireland, the impact of competition from the eastern grey squirrel has been observed in [[Piedmont]], Italy, where two pairs escaped from captivity in 1948. A significant drop in red squirrel populations in the area has been observed since 1970, and it is feared that the eastern grey squirrel may expand into the rest of Europe.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The red squirrel is protected in most of Europe, as it is listed in Appendix III of the [[Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats|Bern Convention]]; it is listed as being of [[least concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]. However, in some areas it is abundant and is hunted for its fur.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The red squirrel is protected in most of Europe, as it is listed in Appendix III of the [[Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats|Bern Convention]]; it is listed as being of [[least concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]. However, in some areas it is abundant and is hunted for its fur.</div></td></tr>
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