Many hedgehogs have become reliant on human-provided food.
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Millions of hedgehogs die as they cross the roads, but a discovery is paving the way for a warning that might stop them crossing at dangerous times.
In the past British people believed hedgehogs could cause harm and damage livestock, and even that witches could transform into them.
The spiny mammals are on the decline, but they hold the secrets to biodiversity in their local areas.
Hedgehogs that are out at night and appear healthy are best left alone.
One Garden Against the World is a call to action for anyone interested in gardening, conservation or climate change.
Research on Denmark’s hedgehogs offers insight into their cause of death – and how to help them.
Scientists use biologging devices to track animal behaviour – here are four times where it has improved our understanding of nature.
Humans have long struggled to understand the nocturnal world. As environmental change becomes increasingly acute, understanding their lives has never been more critical.
Garden surveys reveal what makes a house a home for Britain’s favourite mammal.
Hedgehog numbers may be stabilising in towns and cites, helped by routes through gardens.
For every kilometre of road in Europe, you’re likely to find one dead hedgehog.
Road networks are emptying during lockdown. What does it mean for wildlife now and in the future?
With wild boar in Barcelona and coyotes in San Francisco, the lockdown has transformed concrete jungles worldwide.
Worldwide, hedgehogs are disappearing at the same rate as tigers.
The European Space Agency is exploring what we can learn from animals about long-term deep sleep.
Garden animals don’t get the same attention as more exotic endangered species.
What to do, when two of Britain’s most loved animals run up against each other? In a study recently published in the journal PLOS One, we found that the numbers of hedgehogs living in suburban areas in…
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Research fellow in Ecology and Conservation, University of Oxford
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Researcher in Road Ecology, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Animal Geographer, Keele University
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Lecturer in Imperial and Environmental History, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Modern and Environmental History, University of Bristol
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Programme Officer, SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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PhD candidate, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Research Fellow in Ecology, University of Sussex
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD Candidate, School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Co-Chair, SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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PhD Candidate and Doctoral Tutor in Ecology, University of Sussex
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Professor of Sleep Physiology, University of Oxford