tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21703275.post8030390492028789959..comments2023-09-23T21:46:27.209+01:00Comments on Day to Day Life of a Very Lazy Gardener: Red Squirrel SurveyPeggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15445927851498985260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21703275.post-70033160248589517842016-02-06T10:42:21.354+00:002016-02-06T10:42:21.354+00:00The native red squirrel is at risk due to the non-...The native red squirrel is at risk due to the non-native North American gray. The gray squirrels are squeezing the reds out. They also carry squirrel pox for which our reds have no natural immunity. I like all squirrels but I feel the most affinity to the native red squirrels.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445927851498985260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21703275.post-10639600905543598362016-02-05T06:50:08.019+00:002016-02-05T06:50:08.019+00:00I see so many gray squirrels in Southern Californi...I see so many gray squirrels in Southern California and have seen multiple numbers of red ones in the Great Lakes area here in the U.S. it never occurred to me they could be a threatened species anywhere. I've learned the most commonly harvested species for its fur in Canada is the red squirrel. I did a quick search on their U.S. status and find the reds are not considered to face any major threats here except for a Mount Graham subspecies. They were believed to be extinct in the 1950s, then a small pocket of them were rediscovered in the 1970s. Since 1990 there has been a recovery plan with the tiny population estimated to be 250 in 2009. Habitat loss, competition from another species introduced, Albert's Squirrel, climate change, drought, fire and insect invasion are the main threats they face, but the species as a whole are not thought to be threatened. Sounds threatening to me. Your efforts sound interesting and important.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.com