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Red squirrels are our native species, but are in decline due to the introduction, from North America in the 1800's, of the slightly larger grey squirrel, which carry squirrelpox, a virus that doesn’t harm them, but is deadly to reds. 75% of the reds in the UK are found in Scotland. There are various ongoing schemes to try to protect them.