The once familiar hedgehog has declined dramatically over the past few decades. Surprisingly, for such a well-loved creature, very little is known about why the hedgehog is in crisis. This makes it difficult to target conservation efforts to where they will be most effective. It is presumed that road accidents, and the loss of suitable,…
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New paper published in our online journal Mammal Communications
The new paper, written by David Wembridge, Martin Newman, Paul Bright and Pat Morris is titled “An estimate of the annual number of hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) road casualties in Great Britain.” Counts of hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) road casualties identified in car surveys have been used previously only once to estimate road traffic mortality nationally…
