Epidemiological and postmortem findings in 262 red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in Scotland, 2005 to 2009

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to all of the red squirrel conservation groups, ranger services, veterinary surgeons and members of the public who submitted squirrel carcases, including Richard Wales, Stephanie Johnstone and Ann-Marie McMaster of Red Squirrels in South Scotland, the Buccleuch Ranger Service, Tayside Red Squirrel Forum, Nithsdale Veterinary Surgeons, the Bard Veterinary Group and Elly Hamilton. The authors are also grateful to the Wellcome Trust for a Wellcome Vets vacation scholarship (J. LaRose) and to Scottish Natural Heritage for providing part of the funding for this project.