What Legislation Protects Red Squirrels?
The Wildlife and Country Act 1981 covers the protection of red squirrels and other wild animals. To see the relevant sections, click here. What Should I Do If I find A Dead Red Squirrel SOS like people to send any dead red squirrel that they find to one of their scientific research partners which will undertake a post mortem on the carcase. Although this can be distressing, it is very important for the future of the red squirrel as the results help inform a wide variety of research into squirrel distribution, the diseases they suffer from, their genetic spread, and the overall health of red squirrels in the UK. What the squirrel has apparently died from will influence where SOS ask you to send it for post mortem. Contact your nearest Save our Squirrels Conservation Officer as soon as possible and they will tell you which research team to send the body to. Click here to download our information sheet on how to prepare dead reds for postage to the research teams and what information to p
