Red squirrel back to Portugal after extinction of centuries
Hundreds of years after having been presumed extinct in Portugal, the red squirrel is returning to the country, after an expansion from Galicia, in Spain, in the years 80. In 2000, the animal was already distributed throughout the north country by the River Douro, and today there are already reports of Red squirrels almost to the Tagus River.According to the biologist Rita Garcia Rocha, of the University of Aveiro (UA), nobody knows for sure, however, exactly where this species occurs. The biologist of the AU, which is studying the expansion of that species in the country, launches an appeal for them to be reported sightings of animals and traces of their presence: "If you see a squirrel be sure to tell us where you found it." Records can be sent to the Facebook page.The project, called red squirrel in Portugal, aims to "understand the expansion of the red squirrel in the national territory, what are the factors that influence this expansion and their behavior patterns", reveals the researcher.In development in wildlife Unit of the Department of Biology of the AU, the project wants to still do the genetic characterization of the species for which, in the final set of results, show what the future of the squirrel in the national territory.The biologist describes the squirrel as "a friendly rodent, with a very fuzzy tail and which can be sighted in Portuguese forests, mainly in the treetops. Despite its name red squirrel, the coloration varies from Brown to black completely ".The biologist also asks for being reported indications of their presence, such as pinecones gnawed on the floor of forests, with a peculiar pattern, because the animals leave the scales from the top, forming a small Tuff, and are fairly easy to recognize.Images: Wikimedia Commons/Rodrigo Saldanha de Almeida/Peter G Trimming/Simbe90/zoutedrop/rengber . fancybox-wrap {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 8020; }. fancybox-skin {position: relative; /* margin-top: 20px! important; */background: #222222; color: #74b32e; text-shadow: none; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; }. fancybox-opened {z-index: 8030;} . fancybox-opened. fancybox-skin {-webkit-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); -moz-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); }. fancybox-outer,. fancybox-inner {position: relative;} . fancybox-inner {overflow: hidden;} . fancybox-type-iframe. fancybox-inner {-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;} . fancybox-close {background: url('wp-content/themes/codistage/styles/fancybox/exit.png') no-repeat; width: 25px; height: 25px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 5px; }/*. ng-gallery-image img {width: 565px; height: 393px;}*/O esquilo-vermelho1of 19jQuery (document). ready (function ($) {var thumbContainerWidth = 0, thumbs = Array (), selectedIndex = 1, thumbIndex = 1, imageOffset = 7; $ ('. ng-gallery-thumbnail-box '). each (function () {thumbs.push($(this)); }); /* thumbnail navigation */$ ('. ng-greensavers-thumb-next '). unbind (). bind (' click ', function (e) {e.preventDefault(); if (thumbIndex< == (thumbs.length-imageOffset)) {$ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). stop (). animate ({left:-$ (thumbs [thumbIndex]). position (). left}); thumbIndex + +; } }); $ ('. ng-greensavers-thumb-prev '). unbind (). bind (' click ', function (e) {e.preventDefault(); if (thumbIndex >1) {$ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). stop (). animate ({left: $ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). position (). left + ($ (thumbs [thumbIndex-1]). position (). left-$ (thumbs [thumbIndex-2]). position (). left)}); thumbIndex--; } }); $ (window). load (function () {/* set thumbnail container width */$ ('. ng-gallery-thumbnail '). each (function () {thumbContainerWidth = thumbContainerWidth + $ (this). width () + 10; }); $ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). width (thumbContainerWidth); }); });
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