Despite their prickly exterior, European hedgehogs are extremely vulnerable. Populations have plummeted by 30 per cent over the last decade, leading to them being declared “near threatened” on the ...

Conservationists in Northern Ireland are trying out some new tech and a sniffer dog to help protect hedgehogs.

Once classified as "Least Concern," the species is now recognized as "potentially threatened" due to a worrying downward trend in numbers over the past decade. The International Union for Conservation ...

The European hedgehog – a valued and charming visitor to our gardens – is now officially in decline all over Europe. In one of today’s updates of the Red List for Europe, the International Union for ...

Cali (Colombia) (AFP) – The Western European hedgehog -- the prickly, nocturnal critter people love to encounter in the garden -- is in decline, mowed down by cars as its shrinking habitat forces it ...

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The world's oldest scientifically-confirmed European hedgehog has been found in Denmark by a citizen science project involving hundreds of volunteers. The hedgehog lived for 16 years, 7 years longer ...