Fermanagh Red Squirrel Group

The objectives of the project are: facilitate the recording & monitoring of Red Squirrel populations in the council district area; raise awareness of the plight of Red Squirrels & the conservation efforts being made to protect populations; ensure that members are kept abreast of up-to-date research & thinking on Red Squirrel conservation and that best practice is followed; promote Red Squirrel conservation during National Red Squirrel week; control Grey Squirrel populations by trapping & monitoring &record the activity of members in this regard; contribute to a better understanding of Red Squirrel populations in NI, specifically Co. Fermanagh, & to support research work of Quercus at Queens University Belfast into the squirrel pox virus; support & guide the members of the FRSG in their conservation activities.