Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis - With Pine Cones
Introduced to the UK in 1948, the Grey Squirrel is considered to be a pest of the forest, stripping the bark and eating the sappy tissue beneath as well as being responsible for the disappearance of the Red Squirrel in much of the UK. Where Pine Marten numbers have increased Grey Squirrel have been predated in preference to Red and this could be part of the answer. It seems that Grey Squirrels show no avoidance of Pine Marten whereas Red Squirrels do.
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis - With Pine Cones
Introduced to the UK in 1948, the Grey Squirrel is considered to be a pest of the forest, stripping the bark and eating the sappy tissue beneath as well as being responsible for the disappearance of the Red Squirrel in much of the UK. Where Pine Marten numbers have increased Grey Squirrel have been predated in preference to Red and this could be part of the answer. It seems that Grey Squirrels show no avoidance of Pine Marten whereas Red Squirrels do.