Grey squirrels sapping efforts to combat climate change, Parliament told
by Nick Lester
Jan 18, 2024
2 minutes
Grey squirrels are undermining the UK’s ability to tackle climate change, it has been warned at Westminster.
Parliament heard the invasive rodent was the biggest threat to native broadleaf woodlands, such as oak.
The damage caused by the bark-stripping pests meant landowners were not planting the trees needed in the drive to reach net zero.
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