Novel squirrel trap to reduce management costs by 80%

_这个项目由诺伯里庄园与合作伙伴布拉德福德庄园和T.O. C有限公司共同领导，旨在测试两种创新设计的松鼠陷阱，希望能用于显着减少英国灰松鼠的数量。灰松鼠每年对英国森林造成的损失估计为4000万英镑。灰松鼠造成的损害不仅影响林业部门的经济，而且影响其提供的生态系统服务。灰松鼠会破坏和去除树木的树皮，导致死亡或破坏和生长减缓。树木和森林是政府零排放目标的重要组成部分，然而，由于松鼠的破坏，树木以次优的生产力生长，并不能以最佳的水平固碳。政府在未来20年的种植目标是雄心勃勃的，并通过各种赠款系统提供充足的资金，但如果不减少灰松鼠数量，现在种植的许多落叶树将无法存活到成熟期而不会遭受重大损害。灰松鼠的损害会降低树木提供高质量木材产品的潜力，这些产品可以在树木生命周期结束后很长一段时间内继续储存碳。__我们的目标是开发一种低投入，人性化，自诱饵的陷阱，可以将松鼠诱捕成本降低80%。

_This project lead by Norbury Estate in conjunction with partners Bradford Estates and T.O.C Ltd aims to test two innovative designs of squirrel trap which can hopefully be used to significantly reduce the population of grey squirrels in the UK.__Grey squirrels cause an estimated £40 million worth of damage to UK forestry annually. The damage caused by grey squirrels not only effects the economics of the forestry sector but also the ecosystem services it can provide. Grey squirrels damage and remove bark from trees which causes mortality or damage and reduced growth. Trees and forests are a vital part of the governments zero emissions targets however trees growing at sub optimal productivity due to squirrel damage do not sequester carbon at optimal levels. Government planting targets over the next 20 years are ambitious and well-funded through various grant systems however many deciduous trees planted now will not survive to maturity without suffering significant damage if grey squirrel numbers are not reduced. Grey squirrel damage reduces the potential of a tree to deliver high quality timber products which can continue to store carbon long after the life cycle of the tree.__We aim to develop a low input, humane, self-baiting trap that can reduce squirrel trapping costs by 80%._