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Isle of Wight: Red squirrel sanctuary announced (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A new sanctuary for red squirrels has been announced following huge fundraising efforts.

The 12-acre plot of woodland near Ryde was bought by the Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust.

Native to the UK, the species died out on the mainland after grey squirrels were introduced, but continued to live on the island.

In the coming months, the site will be cleared and new trees will be planted to encourage red squirrels to breed in the acreage.

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[–] JimmyChanga 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Whilst certainly in danger on the mainland, in no way had the species died out. Especially if you mean the UK and not just southern England. They do massively need help and protection though, so this is great news.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah its an odd mistake for the BBC. I mean sure someone not interested in wildlife from the south may well think it. But a simple google search will show they are just endangered. But with the BBC you expect some minimum checking of facts before publishing.

Seems quality journalism has been died out on the bbc after grey click baiters were introduced.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

There was some misinformation that spread around on Twitter about "white tail deer" being endangered in the US because the population declined.

It was down to 30 million after they started starving from overpopulation.

I saw a report on the news about it about ten minutes after they announced hunting limits would be raised in my state, in the same broadcast.

There's a lot to say about what the population should be and shrinking habitats and such but they literally could have walked into a Bass Pro Shop and asked around to fact check that one.