February 2, 2026, is International Hedgehog Day. While this occasion offers a moment to celebrate one of Europe’s most beloved small mammals, sadly, it’s also a much-needed opportunity to confront an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small hedgehog curls up into a tight ball, its spines creating a protective shield. This adorable defense mechanism allows it to ...

This hedgehog has a very appropriate name. Bubbles, a small hedgehog found wandering the streets in a town in England was brought to a local animal hospital due to a rare, and strange-looking, ...

According to WWF, hedgehog numbers have plummeted in the UK. Figures show numbers have declined by more than 65% since 1995, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every small hedgehog needs to be brought indoors immediately. Only those that are clearly underweight or injured require human ...

Across the UK, February gardens can quietly decide whether local hedgehogs survive winter. One ordinary item left outside at ...

British hedgehogs are now classified as vulnerable to extinction, but you can help them survive winter by placing a simple item in your garden, and they may keep coming back for more ...

In recent years, the hedgehog population has declined. In 2021, they were redlisted. Hedgehogs are a threatened species in Norway and several other European countries. "I was surprised to find that ...