Title of the project
Green Shoots in Northern Ireland red squirrel protection project
Description
to identify the location of red squirrel populations and encourage their growth.
Calls for hunters to report the location of red or grey squirrels (live or dead).
Calls for hunters to report the location of grey squirrel controls.
the British Association of Shooting and Conservation organised the program and communicated with hunters to establish the location of red/grey squirrels
Location
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Level | Regional |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
Habitat Types
Forest/Woodland
Protection status of the areas
Natura 2000, Emerald Network, Ramsar, Regional protected area, National protected area, Areas with voluntary or mandatory hunting ban, Hunting reserve, No protection status
Species
| Species Caracteristics | Huntable species, Protected species, Abundant species, Invasive Alien species |
| Species Type | Mammals |
| Name(s) of main species | red squirrel - Sciurus vulgariseastern grey squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis |
Conservation action(s)
Management of habitats and wildlife (e.g. conservation and restoration activities), Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data)
Partners
| Leading partners | BASC (https://basc.org.uk/) |
| Other partners | Northern Ireland Environment Agency (https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/) |
Weblinks
http://basc.org.uk/conservation/green-shoots/green-shoots-in-northern-ireland/