Over the last 130 years, the red squirrel population in the UK has dropped from approximately 3.5 million to just 160,000 – mainly due to competition from, and disease carried by, the greys.
Around 160,000 are left in the UK

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Never really seen the point of eating squirrels - once you've stripped all the fluff off them there's very little meat to be had.

In that respect, they are rather like pheasants - not worth the bother.

There okay actually and healthier than chicken but taste chickeny . As more are eradicated, you will find them on the menu in some top restaurants. Waste not want not

Some tasty squirrell recipes