Written questions

Roads: Wildlife

Commons · Question 79090 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

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

Answered by Mary Creagh, 17 Oct 2025

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...