Red Squirrels
The Furzey Island red squirrels have been monitored in detail since 1986 providing a unique long term data set on population trends. Mark-recapture trapping each year has shown a variation from 13-36 fully grown squirrels and a maximum of 57 including young. Conservation of such small island populations is increasingly important as the red squirrel is now threatened throughout its European range through displacement by introduced grey squirrels.
Publications
Hodder, K.H. (2006) Red squirrels on Furzey Island 2006. CEH contract report to British Petroleum.
Kenward, R.E., Clarke, R.T., Hodder, K.H. & Walls, S.S. 2001. Density and linkage estimators of home range: nearest-neighbor clustering defines multi-nuclear cores. Ecology 82:1905-1920.
Contact email address
For further information, contact Dr Kathy Hodder
| School of Conservation Sciences | |
| Bournemouth University Christchurch House Talbot Campus Poole Dorset BH12 5BB UK |
Email: consci@bournemouth.ac.uk Website: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/cceec/ Tel: +44 (0) 1202 965178 Fax: +44 (0) 1202 965530 |
