How human activity impacts urban squirrels' problem-solving abilities

How human activity impacts urban squirrels' problem-solving abilities

How human activities negatively affect urban red squirrels' problem-solving skills and potentially their chances of thriving is revealed in newly published research from the universities of Chester and Oulu.

New research increases understanding of how urban squirrels think and react to humans

How human activities negatively affect urban red squirrels’ problem-solving skills and potentially their chances of thriving is revealed in newly-published research from the universities of Chester and Oulu. Researchers have looked at the ways different levels of human presence and types of human activity – walking, dog walking, cycling, and playground activities – in addition to how close they are, influence squirrels’ innovative problem-solvin…