The Wales Squirrel Forum (WSF),  made up of statutory, non statutory organisations and local groups, was set up to implement red squirrel conservation in Wales. An open meeting was held in November 2004 to discuss how best to achieve red squirrel conservation in Wales and the future of the forum, the minutes of which will be available shortly.

As throughout the UK, the ecological replacement of red by grey squirrels, has left the Welsh red squirrel population highly fragmented and largely at risk of extinction, estimates suggest that as few as 1000 adult red squirrels remain in Wales. A Wales Red Squirrel Strategy was produced by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) in 1999 to highlight the priorities for action. A review of red squirrels sites in 2000 identified key areas in which to concentrate conservation action. These included the central region (Tywi/Irfon/Crychan forest complex); Clocaenog in North Wales and Anglesey. These areas are all primarily commercial woodland plantations partially or fully owned and managed by Forestry Commission Wales.

Since 2006, the Red Squirrel Strategy has been in redraft, it will contain the more recent survey information, and should be completed in 2009.