Hedgehogs have honed this survival strategy over many thousands of years, and understanding why they curl up can help us appreciate their fascinating biology and how they navigate the challenges of ...

Hedgehogs are losing habitat, but adjusting your garden could create a safe haven particularly during the summer heat.

In their natural habitats, soft-furred hedgehogs scurry around the forest floor, where they’re easy to miss. Because of their cryptic nature, ...

Hedgehogs are a vital part of British wildlife but their numbers are also seriously under threat thanks to a mixture of ...

Due to the loss of natural habitats, hedgehogs are increasingly living in gardens, and this is where the battle to save the hedgehog will take place.

"Based on the destruction of natural habitats by [human] activities, including soil sealing, we expect that the hedgehog population will reduce up to 50% in the span of a decade," said Schiller.

The main killer of hedgehogs is cars - which the animals encounter more and more as they lose their natural habitat to human expansion. "Humans are the worst enemies of hedgehogs," said Ms Rasmussen.

Hedgehogs aren't the secretive sort. You may have seen them roaming around woodlands or your garden in the summertime. Even if you haven't, you probably know what they are. Small, snuffling ...

The main killer of hedgehogs is cars – which the animals encounter more and more as they lose their natural habitat to human expansion. "Humans are the worst enemies of hedgehogs," said Rasmussen.

The European hedgehog has been categorized as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to a 30% decline in populations over the last decade. Factors contributing to this decline include habitat destruction, ...