Animal lover’s simple hack stops hedgehogs falling down her garden steps

An animal lover has come up with an ingenious ‘hedgehog hack’ after spotting one of the creatures falling down her garden steps. Agata Majcher, 38, a make-up artist from Edinburgh, Scotland, filmed adorable footage of a prickly creature successfully scaling the steps after she used broken bricks to create their own mini-stairway. Ms Majcher, who … Read more

Dead hedgehogs will be placed in front of robotic lawnmowers

Dead hedgehogs will be placed in front of robotic lawnmowers to find out if they can be detected by the machine’s computer vision technology following a spate of injuries There have been reports of hedgehogs being killed by the robot lawnmowers  These automated mowers are supposed to detect hedgehogs and avoid them Researchers will test … Read more

Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of mild weather

Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of unprecedented mild weather caused by climate change, says expert Wildlife rescue centre has found an abundance of hedgehogs not hibernating  UK could see major change in how hedgehogs exist, the centre’s founder warns  Climate change has been blamed for the disruption to the natural ecosystem   By Jonathan Chadwick For … Read more