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The hedgehog population is suffering this winter, with the Scottish SPCA reporting record numbers of rescues due to freezing temperatures.
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One of Britain's most charming mammals is under threat, but although the well-funded animal and environmental charities are doing little or nothing, there are some people who have dedicated their lives to saving the hedgehog.
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Hedgehogs have been around on the planet for some 20-million years. They also were long-cited as a suburban success story in the UK - with hedgehog populations making themselves right at home. However recently, there's been a 40% decline.
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Biodiversity Action Plan has added 1,149 species and 65 habitats in the UK to the listed of protected animals and plants. When the program was launched in 1997 it only had 577 listed for protection.
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Blue skies and warm temperatures may be a welcomed change from dull, cold days but it only marks another early Srping and more misfortune for wild animals..
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