Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 79090

Roads: Wildlife

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential ecological impact of animal road casualties on native wildlife populations.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Secretary of State for Defra has not assessed the potential ecological impact of animal road casualties on native wildlife populations in general. However, studies have shown that road traffic collisions are one of the factors in the decline in specie...
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