Bill "Scribble a Squirrel" eBay auction
05/10/2011 21:24 GMT

Posted by lisa

Bill participated in the "Scribble a Squirrel" fundraising event - his contribution is being auctioned on eBay at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290614750003 Note that the auction ends on 9 October at 13:07:46 BST. 

As the Liverpool Echo explains at http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2011/10/01/celebrities-scribble-a-red-squirrel-to-help-merseyside-conservation-efforts-100252-29518232/ ,

Celebrities scribble a red squirrel to help Merseyside conservation efforts.  

WILDLIFE lovers were today invited to bid for unique celebrity artwork to celebrate Red Squirrel Week.

A host of famous names, including wildlife expert Bill Oddie and comedienne Jo Brand, were enlisted to Scribble A Squirrel and have their artwork auctioned on eBay. The public can also add their designs to the collection.

Money raised from the project will help continue the Wildlife Trust’s work in Merseyside and West Lancashire, which currently only has funding until March.

Conservation officer Fiona Whitfield said: “This is a unique and innovative way to help red squirrel conservation.”

Three months ago, a red squirrel in Ainsdale died from the squirrel pox virus.

For more information and to make a bid, go to www.saveoursquirrels.org