Red squirrel sickness reports under investigation
Tests are being carried out to establish if there is an outbreak of squirrelpox in the Borders.
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"It is a particularly horrible disease and usually they [squirrels] last about 10 days before they die."
— Allan Johnstone , Activist
"Because very little is being done around Edinburgh and Glasgow we have invasive greys coming down from the central belt, putting the red squirrel population in the south of Scotland under threat."
— Bill Ferguson , Activist
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Tests are being carried out to establish if there is an outbreak of squirrelpox in the Borders.
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