There is only a short time to save Scotland's native red
squirrels from the brink of extinction, environment minister
Mike Russell warned. Mr Russell said red squirrels were one of
the country's "most beautiful and valuable species". But the
creatures are threatened by increasing numbers of grey squirrels
in the north of Scotland. Mr Russell learned more about a new
project to be launched next year, which aims to halt the
expansion of they grey squirrel into the area. The £1.45 million
Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels project aims to push grey
squirrels back along key routes into the north.