Two suspected cases of squirrelpox have been discovered in the Stewartry.
One incident has been reported near Kirkcudbright, with another in Dalbeattie town wood.
Rob Asbridge from Kirkcudbright Red Squirrel Group said: “There’s only been one confirmed case here so far – there was possibly one in Barrhill Wood but it was an injury. We don’t want to get any more.