The Western European hedgehog -- the prickly, nocturnal critter people love to encounter in the garden -- is in decline, mowed down by cars as its shrinking habitat forces it ...

Sadly, the European hedgehog is now officially in decline across Europe. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recently categorized the hedgehog as "near threatened" on ...

There is still a chance to halt the decline of the western European hedgehog, and we must aim to prevent any further worsening of status." ...

He learned that hedgehogs live only in Europe, Africa and Asia – and that their numbers are declining. The once-common western European hedgehog is now a protected species.

What was long suspected has now been confirmed by Danish and international researchers. The European hedgehog has now been categorised as “Near Threatened” on the IUCN’s Red List ...

The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is an ambassador wildlife species. In the United Kingdom, it topped a 2016 poll for favourite mammal organized by the Royal Society of Biology, and was ...