Good news for the reds on Anglesey as specially designed rope bridges are being proposed to help prevent the squirrels from becoming road kill.
A red squirrel by Alan Burfitt:
The technique has already been used successfully elsewhere and it's hoped that this will allow the squirrels to move safely between trees without the need to traverse busy roads. A number of deaths have already occurred over the last 18 months.
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At 18th Oct 2010, rediscover britain wrote:Ah that's great, love red squirels, its a shame they are so low in numbers. And now the black squirel is on its tail:-( I am thinking of putting up some info on my about the plight of the red squirels and how they can be helped.
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