Posted on 04/20/2009 12:18:27 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A remote part of Wales is home to the last remaining colony of rare red squirrels, conservationists have discovered.
Since the introduction of the American grey squirrel in the 19th century, numbers of reds have declined after their colonies were forced to retreat.
But new evidence suggests that the red squirrels of the Tywi Valley in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales are among the purest left in Britain, thanks to a unique genetic code.
Dr Lizzie Wilberforce of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales said: 'Visually they are no different to any other red squirrels.
'But their genotypes have never been found anywhere else - they have a Welsh red squirrel gene which tells us that they are unique and have remained isolated from other populations.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
do they taste like chicken or spotted owl?
The red in them is BBQ flavoring, I’m guessing an excellent BBQ Chicken
I think their problem is their name.
If they were not called the “Rare Red Squirrel”, they would probably not be near extinction.
I know it works for the “Common Gray Squirrel” here in the U.S.
;^)
Better dead than....RED!
squirrel ping
Pure? Undiverse! Undiverse! Quick, moves some gray squirrels in with them to show the wonders of diversity.
furry tail rat.
Why did they have to be discovered? Here they were living peacefully and happily in the magical forest and along comes homo sapiens (probably a PBS or BBC biologist) to spoil it all. Now their secret is out and the fun is over. Why can’t hoomins leave other species alone??!!
So very cute. And brave. And smart and wily. Long may they outwit their many enemies. A credit to Wales and to all of us with Welsh ancestry.
Scamper on, oh brave red squirrels.
I dunno, sounds like a lynx hair hunt to me.
It’s been suggested by the NY Times that all humans refusing to vacate the area should be immediately executed.
Here, here!
Wow, they’re very red indeed. I hope their ‘discovery’ doesn’t mean their destruction...it often does.
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And........WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Town next to mine has only black squirrels. Every other town in the area has brown ones.
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