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Squirrels

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 53820

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of red squirrels in each year between 2022 and 2025.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government has not made an estimate of red squirrel populations between 2022 and 2025. No systematic national survey for the species currently exists, therefore it is not possible to provide annual population estimates. In England the red squirrel population is estimated to be 38,900 (Mathews et al, 2018).

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