Derek Mooney
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989 appearances
18 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3d ago
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The tree seeds are smaller, so they don't increase in number as quickly.
But they still do.
They still will.
And they do.
Did they become extinct here, the red?
So I have to admit that in terms of red squirrel genetics, I am not the expert.
I would defer to my colleague, Denise O'Meara in Watford, who has done a lot of work on red squirrel genetics there.
But yeah, there were reintroductions to Ireland from other countries for sure.
And it may be that the red squirrels that are here today are not purely Irish red squirrels, but...
They are a native species and this is their natural native environment.
The issue with grey squirrels is that, you know, for grey squirrels to be here, that is at a loss of red squirrels.
That is at the risk of the spread of this horrific disease.
And grey squirrels do cause other problems.
A lot of people do consider them as pests as well.
Red squirrels, whether they are 100% genetically pure Irish or not, don't cause problems for other species.
And this is their, you know, they're a native, they're an iconic native species.
If things remain as they are at the moment where pine martins are doing well and they're suppressing grey squirrel populations, what you might see in 25 years time is grey squirrels restricted to the urban environments.
And that is where pine martins are doing well.
And they're not necessarily going to do well everywhere, but where they're doing well, you'll have red squirrels and where they're not, you'll have grey squirrels.
And that will definitely include cities for grey squirrels.
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