Pine Martens Released

Pine Martens have been reintroduced into the Forest of Dean in an effort to control the grey squirrel.  Apparently it has worked amazingly well in Ireland.  The grey squirrels are not only consumed by the  martens but also so scared by them they won’t feed or reproduce.  The martens struggle to predate on the red due to the squirrel’s ability to move onto small, thin branches and the fact they spend very little time on the ground, unlike the grey.  Eighteen martens have been reintroduced so hopefully they’ll spread throughout the region.  They became extinct in the 19th Century due to gamekeeper persecution: let’s hope there’s no trouble this time.

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/pine-martens-released-into-the-forest-of-dean/

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