Mitigating the impact of forest management for conservation of an endangered forest mammal species: drey surveys and nest boxes for red squirrels ( Sciurus vulgaris )

Acknowledgements Financial support for this research was provided by Forestry and Land Scotland and the Cairngorms National Park Authority. We are indebted to J. Sneddon, C. Tilbury, S. Long, L. Haskell and in particular M. Gray, for their invaluable assistance in the field. We would like to thank M. Ferryman and E. Bowditch for their work on an earlier pilot study and training they provided in the field. We thank S. and C. Eccles for logistical support and Forestry and Land Scotland for permission to conduct this study on the National Forest Estate. We gratefully acknowledge K. Kortland, Forestry and Land Scotland and two anonymous reviewers for feedback on earlier versions of this paper. This research was approved by the Animal Welfare Ethical Review Committee of the University of the Highlands and Islands and conducted under license from Scottish Natural Heritage. Abstract