A Government-approved scheme to see if oral contraception can be used to cut the number of Britain’s grey squirrels is producing hopeful results, researchers have said. Environment minister Lord ...

Gray squirrels in the U.K. may soon be given oral birth control medication in an attempt to keep the invasive species at bay, as part of a government plan. Gray squirrels, the common bushy-tailed ...

Edinburgh Napier University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. There are thought to be 2.7 million grey squirrels in the UK, versus only 287,000 red squirrels. The invasive greys, ...

A study published in the journal Pest Management Science sheds light on the behavior of gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and explores methods for the targeted delivery of oral contraceptives to ...

Scientists are using oral contraceptives to control grey squirrel populations in the UK, the BBC reported. Grey squirrels, which are accused by the government of “untold damage” to woodland ecosystems ...