Conservationists have been left concerned after a grey squirrel was spotted in a red squirrel-only area of Scotland.
Conservationists were shocked after the "almost impossible" appearance of a grey squirrel on a Scots island which is home only to its native reds. The rodent was spotted on the Isle of Seil in Argyll, around 100 miles from the nearest known grey squirrels.
"We're particularly interested in whether there is more than one grey squirrel in the area - at the moment, we only know of one. Seil is a very unusual location, in fact it's an almost impossible location for a grey squirrel to be in. Top news stories today Katie added: "Red squirrels are one of our iconic native mammals - very special to the UK, but particularly to Scotland. We have over 75% of the red squirrel population here in Scotland, and their main threat is grey squirrels.
The Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels campaign, led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, is encouraging members of the public to report grey squirrel sightings through their website, to help keep track of the problem.
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