Numbers have declined from an estimated 3.5 million in the UK just 150 years ago to as low as 120,000. A petition has been launched calling for the creation of a red squirrel emoji as part of efforts ...

A petition has been launched calling for the creation of a red squirrel emoji as part of efforts to raise awareness for one of the UK’s most endangered native mammals. The campaign, led by The ...

Conservation efforts to improve red squirrel numbers in mid Wales are being undermined by developers, writes Lorna Brazell of the Cambrian Mountains Society I was interested to read about the efforts ...

A Baroness has sparked fury after wearing a Dolce and Gabbana dress decorated with grey squirrels to a conference about protecting endangered reds. Baroness Sue Hayman, of Ullock, claimed she 'didn't ...

"It's just a happy thing to see - we should be hanging our heads in shame if we let the red squirrel fail," says nature enthusiast Pete Muldoon. As a volunteer in Formby's woodlands on Merseyside, he ...

Government plans to protect species by increasing woodland and removing greys, but campaigners say it needs to go further When Sam Beaumont sees a flash of red up a tree on his Lake District farm, he ...

“You never forget the first time you see a red squirrel,” says Daniel McAfee, head ranger of the Glens Red Squirrel Group, which has spent the past 18 years protecting the species across Co Antrim.

A local haven praised by visitors as 'serene' and 'beautiful' has been named one of the best spots in the UK to see red squirrels. Pow Hill Country Park, on the County Durham border with ...