Combating the spread of alien species of squirrels across Japanese prefectures (IMAGE)

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Combating the spread of alien species of squirrels across Japanese prefectures

Caption

Distribution of two non-native squirrel species in Japan: Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus; left) and Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris; right). Sites of invasion are depicted in orange. The four successful eradication sites are shown in black.

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Noriko Tamura from Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan

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