Are Pine martens able to come to the rescue of Cumbria's red squirrels?
Could a sleek brown saviour be the ally Cumbria’s red squirrels need to take on the greys? The elusive pine marten’s prospects are explored as part of our regular series on Shadow Species writes Lee Schofield the senior site manager at RSPB Haweswater. At five o’clock in the morning, I crept downstairs with my early-rising son, hoping not to wake my wife and daughter sleeping above. We snuck into the living room of our holiday cottage on the shore of Loch Linhe, keeping the lights low. As we started on our breakfast, the corner of my eye caught a movement outside.
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