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The British island where red squirrels are thriving

Jersey's government says its red squirrels were introduced in eighteen eighty-five, and the island now shelters them while their numbers fall across Britain; no grey squirrels there either.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRed squirrels are thriving on the island of Jersey.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorConservationists tell the BBC that with red squirrels dwindling in the UK, Jersey is an important refuge.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhy Jersey? Is it the weather?

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPartly it's who isn't there. ITV News reports Jersey has no grey squirrels, which is one reason the reds are doing so well.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo they're native heroes.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot quite. The Government of Jersey says they were introduced in eighteen eighty-five and are not native there.

  7. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo what happens next, do they get a green card?

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorProtected under Jersey law. A hundred and forty years in, they've outlasted the people who brought them.

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