I know they're pests and we're supposed to hate them, but it's hard not to love our resident hedgehog. And it sounds like a Geiger counter when it's sniffing things out.
And it sounds like a Geiger counter when it’s sniffing things out
They’re locally endangered in the UK, but they’re considered a pest in NZ - “Hedgehogs pose one of the greatest threats to our unique and threatened ecosystems. … Hedgehogs hoover up countless endemic birds’ eggs and chicks, lizards, and invertebrates. … One hedgehog can cause an entire colony of endangered black-fronted terns to abandon their nests.” It’s a bit like how possums are valued in Aus but hated here.
Neither the hedgehog nor possum species we get here are in danger of actually going extinct. They’re all on IUCN’s least concern list.
They’re locally endangered in the UK, but they’re considered a pest in NZ - “Hedgehogs pose one of the greatest threats to our unique and threatened ecosystems. … Hedgehogs hoover up countless endemic birds’ eggs and chicks, lizards, and invertebrates. … One hedgehog can cause an entire colony of endangered black-fronted terns to abandon their nests.” It’s a bit like how possums are valued in Aus but hated here.
Neither the hedgehog nor possum species we get here are in danger of actually going extinct. They’re all on IUCN’s least concern list.