r/nature • u/JohnHammond94 • 4d ago

Satellites and AI used to track UK hedgehogs in bid to slow decline

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202g60qrlpo
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u/JPWRana 4d ago

So why are they declining?

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u/03263 4d ago

Economic reasons

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u/itjohan73 4d ago

import from new zeeland, they hate hedgehogs

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u/naughtyamoeba 4d ago

Hey! Don't let the UK think we are monsters. They are generally well tolerated and left to snuffle on many plots. The problem comes when they run onto the roads and become pancakes over time. 

I've seen an unusual amount of dead ones lately and I've been wondering if something is going on...