Red squirrel conservation in 2026 is advancing through grey squirrel immunocontraception trials, supplementary feeding programmes, and habitat management in core areas. Individual squirrel welfare is monitored.
Individual red squirrels in 2026 benefit from supplementary feeding that improves winter body condition and survival, disease monitoring that enables rapid response to squirrelpox outbreaks, and habitat management that maintains the woodland structure they depend on. The immunocontraception trials offer a potential humane solution to grey squirrel pressure that could transform red squirrel welfare prospects.