DISASTROUS disease outbreaks like the one which led to the decimation of the red squirrel in Britain can now be avoided through the implementation of new preventive measures developed by UK scientists.

Some of Ireland's oldest inhabitants are facing serious threat and possible extinction because of foreign species, according to researchers at Queen's University.

University of Guelph researchers have finally figured out why female squirrels are so darn promiscuous.

They may adorable little critters but the grey squirrels in northern Scotland will need more than that on their sides after the release of Britain’s biggest culling operation of a mammal.

By AMY HUNT Environment Reporter RARE mammals are reappearing in parts of the North East, thanks to conservation efforts. Endangered pine martens, part of the weasel family, are increasingly being seen in woods around the region.