article_snippet.sent: Red squirrels have returned to one of Britain's most stunning beauty spots after a 16-year absence .
article_snippet.sent: Red squirrels have returned to one of Britain's most stunning beauty spots after a 16-year absence.
article_snippet.sent: Native reds have been almost wiped out in the country, except for a few pockets in the north of England, the Isle of Wight and Scotland after rival grey squirrels arrived from America in the 19th century.
article_snippet.sent: But now, Red squirrels have been spotted in
article_snippet.sent: Since 1952, 95% of red squirrels have been wiped out in England and Wales.
article_snippet.sent: But Bob Cartwright, of charity Westmorland Red Squirrels, said 95% of red squirrels are returning to woods in the area - and some have even been spotted in the town centre.
article_snippet.sent: Recent UK studies of 300 woodlands have also shown red squirrels are battling against the greys with numbers rising steadily.
article_snippet.sent: Experts say there have been a number of sightings of red squirrels in
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile Anglesey, North Wales, is now a grey squirrel-free zone, wildlife experts claim after a controversial 20-year eradication programme on the island.
article_snippet.sent: More than 700 red squirrels are now thought to live on Anglesey, with many crossing the Menai Strait to settle in Bangor.
article_snippet.sent: Numbers are now increasing with red squirrel sightings reported across the region.
article_snippet.sent: Red squirrels have been almost wiped out, except for a few pockets in the north of England, the Isle of Wight and Scotland.
article_snippet.sent: The red squirrel has been a native of Britain for several thousand years, but Red squirrels were brought here from North America in 1876.