British deer could face the same fate as the red squirrel, experts have warned – as a study reveals they are being outcompeted by a hardier, more aggressive species. Researchers have discovered that ...

A local haven praised by visitors as 'serene' and 'beautiful' has been named one of the best spots in the UK to see red ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red deer are being outcompeted by the non-native sika, leading to fears of a population crash - Alamy British red deer could ...

Squirrel charities suggested that without conservation efforts red squirrels would disappear from almost all of England and Wales within ten years.

Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) thrive in the north of England and Scotland and occupy a patchwork of highly fragmented woodland habitats. In the September 21 Science, Marie Hale and colleagues from ...

Philip Cox has received funding from the Royal Society. Red squirrels have been replaced over a large part of Great Britain by the non-native grey squirrel, introduced from North America in the late ...

Native British red deer face replacement in the countryside by the invasive Asian sika deer, mirroring the fate of the red ...

Britain's red squirrels – under threat from their promiscuous and disease-bearing North American cousins – may finally have some good news. Scientists said Wednesday the rust-tailed rodents were ...