Using dogs in wildlife surveillance.

Postmortem and histological tests recently confirmed pathogenic squirrelpox in a Gwynedd red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ).1 The animal was found dead at a coastal location close to woodland where an earlier outbreak had been reported in 2017.2 However, with the current 2020 Covid-19 restrictions in place, volunteer participation in any subsequent systematic ground search for additional sick or …