Conservation group to help protect Britain's red squirrels from home using £18,000 National Lottery grant

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Conservation group to help protect Britain's red squirrels from home using £18,000 National Lottery grant.

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A conservation organisation has secured £18,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help protect Britain's red squirrels.The Upper Coquetdale Red Squirrel Group will use the funding to acquire 50 motion-activated devices as part of efforts to safeguard England's dwindling red squirrel population.The equipment will be positioned throughout remote woodland areas in the region, enabling the group to track squirrel activity and identify potential threats to the species.This "virtual ranger" initiative combines modern technology with community participation to monitor one of Britain's most vulnerable native mammals.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Community volunteers will be recruited to examine the live footage from their homes, creating detailed maps of red squirrel populations across the area.The scheme offers particular benefits for those unable to undertake traditional conservation work in the field.Ian Glendinning, who chairs the UCRSG, said: "It allows older residents who...

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