Urban Hedgehogs Are Hibernating in Litter, and It Could Cost Them

Scientists have long known that birds use our trash to build their nests. Researchers have found bird nests that incorporate ...
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New research into hedgehogs injured by robotic lawn mowers discovers a significant but solvable animal welfare and conservation problem

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) analysed 370 documented cases of hedgehogs being injured (cut) by electric gardening tools in Germany. Almost half of ...
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New research shows that European hedgehogs in Denmark carry a secret

Most people consider the hedgehog a welcome guest in the garden. But a newly published study reveals that the Danish hedgehogs carry a secret. The results have been published in PLOS ONE. The research ...
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Recent hedgehog conservation research fills important research gaps on hedgehogs in the Anthropocene

Dipl. Soz. Steven Seet Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. Hedgehogs live both in the countryside and larger cities ...
The Conversation

Hedgehog conservation: how to make a garden nest box appealing – new research

When large patches of woodland are swallowed by urban sprawl or when households replace long grass with artificial turf or refurbish buildings to repair cracks and crevices, wildlife populations are ...
The Conversation

What Denmark’s dead hedgehogs tell us about their lives – and how we can help them

Many hedgehogs are killed when crossing roads. Photo-SD/Shutterstock One of these projects – the “Danish Hedgehog Project” – involved more than 400 volunteers collecting 697 dead hedgehogs from all ...