Research shows that if current practices continue, the red squirrel will be extinct on mainland Britain and Ireland within 20 years. So it is timely that Charles Dutton, who has studied squirrels in their woodland habitat for about 30 years, has written a book about this delightful but vulnerable animal and lobby government to protect it. The book sets out how and where we can make a start on this journey. Commissioned by the European Squirrel Initiative as a companion volume to The Grey Squirrel Review, it gives an up-to-date summary of the various populations of red squirrels within the two islands and the various conservation projects currently in operation.