Posted by Paul Gibbs on December 13, 2007 at 12:56 PM
Not sure if it is the place to put this, but the national trust have said that there is a pox epidemic at the forumby reserve.
Apparently there has been an influx of greys which are spreading the virus, if anyone is there and see's a sickly red, usualy with red sores about the eyes or a grey squirrel can you report it to the rangers immedately.
(sorry is my spelling is off i'm on my phone doing this)
Posted by Paul King on December 13, 2007 at 3:04 PM
Of course they would not shoot the grey tree rats until the reds are on the brink just in case the upset some minority or other!
I went there yesterday on my first visit, and only saw a few Reds, one or two of which were obliging. Apparantly there were dozens a few weeks back. I didn`t spot any dead ones. The tame Fox was showing well, though. Let`s hope the Reds manage to make a good recovery.
Posted by Paul Thomas on December 14, 2007 at 7:49 AM
This is terrible news. It could well wipe out the Formby population.
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3 repliesApparently there has been an influx of greys which are spreading the virus, if anyone is there and see's a sickly red, usualy with red sores about the eyes or a grey squirrel can you report it to the rangers immedately.
(sorry is my spelling is off i'm on my phone doing this)