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I believe red squirrels are lighter than pine martens, and so can go out further on branches, whereas grey squirrels can’t. I’m guessing they’ll be able to rei
by zeristor 2y ago
I believe red squirrels are lighter than pine martens, and so can go out further on branches, whereas grey squirrels can’t.
I’m guessing they’ll be able to reintroduce red squirrels in these areas in due course.
- Tade0 2y agoI guess the key indicator for the martens is that grey squirrels are simply a larger meal.
- adrian_b 2y agoSometimes they might go further on suitable thin branches, but I doubt that this matters much. I have never heard of a case when a marten could not advance towards a squirrel due to fear of breaking the branch. What red squirrels can do and martens cannot do, is to jump down from the tree from a relatively great height without injury, due to their low weight and fluffy hair and then climb into another tree, far from the marten. It is likely that this behavior of some squirrels is what has lead to the evolution of the flying squirrels.