Friday 1 April 2011

Squirrel Pox Arrival


The latest news that a native red squirrel has died from the squirrel pox at Tollymore Forest in County Down is, indeed, cause for concern.

This is the very first recorded incidence of a red squirrel dying from the disease in Northern Ireland.

2 comments :

Anonymous said...

April fool - I hope!
J

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately not. Maybe the general public will finally see the greys for what they truely are. Not cute and cuddly!