Red Squirrel example essay topic

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Since the 1920's the native British red squirrel is fast loosing a battle of survival with the immigrant American grey squirrel. This is due to competition for red squirrel populations in Britain have fluctuated widely with the species disappearing from many areas at times and reappearing later However since the introduction of the grey squirrel to 30 sites in Britain from 1876 the numbers of red squirrels has significantly declined There is no evidence that grey squirrels aggressively chase out red squirrels, or that grey squirrels brought a disease with them from America which affects red squirrels. The key as to why grey have replaced red squirrels seems to be their ability to compete for food in different types of habitat. Red squirrels live in all types of woodland habitats from pure broadleaf, to mixed broadleaf and conifer, to pure conifer. However it is believed they prefer pure conifer forests because they can forage in them more efficiently and survive in them better than in broadleaf forest.

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