Red squirrels have seen a surge
in numbers in Scotland's north east and have stabilised nationwide, according
to conservation researchers.
Results from Scotland's Red
Squirrels 2017 survey show that their population has stopped shrinking across
the country.
The most positive results reveal
that there has been a "significant" boost in numbers around Aberdeen.
Red squirrels are also starting
to appear in previously abandoned areas.
Conservation officer Mary-Anne
Collis said: "In the central lowlands, red squirrels are holding their
ground and as a result we've started to see them in areas where they haven't
been seen for a long time.
"This is particularly
noticeable to the south and east of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National
Park, which is now predominantly a red-only zone.
"If it wasn't for our
fantastic volunteers that brave the unpredictable spring weather to help us
with these surveys then we wouldn't be able to see the positive impact that our
conservation work is having."
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