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The International Union for Conservation of Nature says hedgehogs are suffering a rapid decline.

"We had to have a hedgehog there if we could to also raise awareness to our guests, our friends, our family to show how important it is to try and help these little creatures." Mr Doughty has ...

Suzanne Tibbetts, from Hartford Hedgehog Rescue in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, said rescuers were receiving more calls for help. "There's very little they struggle with that isn't a direct ...

On a UN list of threatened species, the hedgehog has moved up from “least concern” to “near threatened.” Read more at ...

Hedgehog numbers have suffered such rapid decline that if the species continues to disappear at this rate it could be at risk of extinction globally. The latest update to the International Union ...

A warning has been issued to anyone who spots a hedgehog in their garden this winter as people have been "throwing them in the bin." Our gardens undergo a lot of change throughout this month ...

When have you last seen a hedgehog? I must admit, I saw one this year on our estate, but the last time before that was a number of years ago. In fact, hedgehogs are now listed as "near threatened ...

the hedgehog uses the strategy of standing completely still as it assesses the threat. If the menace approaches, it runs as far as its little legs can carry it. But if there is no time ...

the hedgehog uses the strategy of standing completely still as it assesses the threat. If the menace approaches, it runs as far as its little legs can carry it. But if there is no time ...