Almost exactly a year ago, the hedgehog was included in the Mammal Society’s Red List For British Mammals, listed as Vulnerable to Extinction.
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It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week
During this year’s Hedgehog Awareness Week, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society is asking people to turn their gardens into safe havens for hedgehogs. Our gardens are a stronghold for hedgehogs, perhaps the key to their survival as a species, and we can make their lives so much easier with just a little effort.
Naming hedgehogs
The name hedgehog came into use during the fifteenth century.
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Counting hedgehogs is not easy and the best information we have about hedgehog populations is always an estimate.
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