Baby Red Squirrels Find Temporary New Home

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Four baby squirrels have been found a new home at a Wildlife Rescue Center after being thrown out of their treetop home. The squirrels lost their cozy nest after Hurricane Katia struck the UK last week.

A litter of five-week old red squirrels were made homeless last week after Hurricane Katia, in Northumberland U.K., hurled them out of their nest in the trees.

The four squirrels were rescued by a passer-by who took them to a vet.

The vet then sent them to the Sanctuary Wildlife Care Center near Morpeth.

A volunteer at the Sanctuary will be responsible for their 24-hour care over the winter until they are old enough to be re-introduced into the wild.

According to Kim Olson, the Sanctuary owner, the babies weighed between 70 and 80 grams when they were brought in and had gone into shock.

Although the red squirrel is native to Britain their numbers are in decline while the number of American grey squirrels is rising.

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[imallpissedoff]

Ok. I'm feeling pretty stupid. I didn't know the U.K. had hurricanes!

[Sophie Hopper]

red squrrirels are rair to see . hollo guys

[Bullguardo Sovereignty]

The Word Native is often miss used! According to some if some thing has lived here for 10,000 years it is considered native, but 9,999 year its all of a sudden not Native! What a cranky way of assessing some things Nativeness haha Only Humans have borders lol In the Boreal Forest Red and Grey squirrels territories have overlapped since time began and continue to do so to this day! The very much inbred British Red is just a weaker version of the European Red. Idiots have nearly made them extinct

[Bullguardo Sovereignty]

All this primitive backwards thinking and lies has to stop! Squirrels do not wipe out song birds or other squirrels of a different colour! I tell you what to do, don't take my word for it. Go to any Bird Sanctuary or Nature Reserve where the two species co-exist and you will see them all feeding on the bird tables with the birds. Greys are now Native born in uk but have American Origin! They have Naturalized and are very important mammals of the Forest and Woods

[Bullguardo Sovereignty]

I knew they would have a go at the Greys lol Typical! First off the Bat Grey Squirrels do NOT! wipe out Reds. The Reds where nearly gone long before the arrival of the Reds Look up "Red Squirrel Shooting parties" also idiot scientists released a Pox virus to try and wipe out all squirrels just like they tried with the rabbits! It only worked on the inbred Red Squirrels that where already in decline! Reds and Greys will feed together on same bird table! they are cousins FFS not enemy's

[kralle7611]

daaawwwwww

[Bomer18m]

sweeeet squirrels :-)

[otleybull]

Kill the greys

[akiduki45]

Omg, soooo cute :3

[Nudelsalatbomber]

0:15, awwww. sooo cute!