Ewok the red squirrel kit rescued by Scottish SPCA

A TINY red squirrel found clinging to her dead mother is recovering in the Scottish SPCA’s care.

Ewok being fed by centre staff. Picture: Scottish SPCA

The animal welfare charity was alerted on 4th February when the two week old kit was discovered at the side of a road in Drumoak,

Aberdeenshire.

The squirrel is now recovering at the charity’s National

Wildlife Rescue Centre in Clackmannanshire, where staff have named her Ewok.

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Centre manager Colin Seddon said, “Ewok is our first red squirrel orphan of the year and was found under very sad circumstances after her mum was hit by a car.

“It’s incredible that she survived given she would have been attached to her mother at the time.

“Ewok is quite delicate but seems to be responding well to treatment.

“Sheelagh McAllister from our centre has been providing her with round the clock care, which includes taking her home in the evenings to syringe feed her through the night.

“Once Ewok is on solid food we’ll move her to one of our outdoor

enclosures where she’ll have lots of space to run, jump and develop her fitness before her release back into the wild.”

• Anyone who discovers an injured or distressed animal should call the Scottish SPCA Animal Helpline on 03000 999 999.

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