Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs
£1.3m hedgehog cull to save islands' birds eggs 'fails'
EIGHT years on, £1.3 million spent and more than 1500 hedgehogs killed or relocated. But a new report on the attempt to eradicate the animals from the Western Isles in order to protect wading birds says there is no evidence that the culling operation has had any effect.
Bird numbers plunge despite £1m hedgehog exodus
A £1m project to remove hedgehogs from the Hebrides has been hit by two prickly problems.
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3,2,1...and then there were none
FOR six weeks, the small team trudged hundreds of miles around North Uist in search of their target. Finally they got their reward - two hedgehogs.
Hedgehogs pointed to new homes after isles cull halted
ANIMAL welfare groups have relocated the first 100 hedgehogs granted a stay of execution in the Western Isles.
Spiky issues
THE MUCH-PUBLICISED Uist hedgehog cull appears to be over - for the time being. Although Scottish Natural Heritage dismisses reports of four-figure sums per culled hedgehog as "utter rubbish", the cost of disposing of around 700 animals out of an estimated 5,000 has been high - in lost credibility if nothing else.
Alien invaders face being exterminated
THE beautiful oak woodland at Coille Mhor, near Kyle of Lochalsh, is home to plants that are unique to Scotland.
Hedgehogs saved from the syringe as controversial Uist cull called off
A STAY of execution was confirmed yesterday for hedgehogs in the Western Isles just weeks before a new cull was about to start.
Stars join campaign to save hedgehogs
STARS such as the Queen guitarist Brian May and the actresses Joanna Lumley and Jenny Seagrove have urged Scottish Natural Heritage to end its cull of hedgehogs in the Western Isles.
Hedgehog cull could end within days
A CONTROVERSIAL cull of hedgehogs in the Western Isles could be stopped next week with the animals being moved to the mainland instead.
Charity in U-turn to fight hedgehog cull
PRESSURE is mounting on Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to scrap a controversial hedgehog cull in the Western Isles.
Autumn's legacy of death for hedgehogs
ANIMAL rescue workers are blaming last year's unusually mild autumn for the deaths of hundreds of baby hedgehogs across the Lothians.
Survivors may solve prickly problem
HEDGEHOGS relocated from the Western Isles to the mainland to avoid a cull are surviving in their new homes, according to animal rights groups.
Top rock guitarist helps save islands' hedgehogs
QUEEN guitarist Brian May has given thousands of pounds to save hedgehogs from slaughter in the Outer Hebrides, it emerged yesterday.
Rocker against hedgehog cull
ROCK legend Brian May has added his voice to calls for an end to the hedgehog cull in the Western Isles.
Hedgehog's a white little star
AN albino hedgehog called Snowball is set to be one of the stars of a new animal show at the tourist attraction Our Dynamic Earth.
Trappers to restart isles hedgehog cull
TRAPPERS arrived back on North Uist and Benbecula yesterday for the latest controversial cull of hedgehogs on the islands to help save their internationally important bird populations.
Plans to shoot hedgehogs in cull are shelved
PLANS to shoot hedgehogs as part of a cull to protect bird species have been temporarily shelved, it emerged yesterday.
A prickly problem with the law
One of the more entertaining aspects of the hunting with dogs legislation, actually designed to stop us hunting with dogs, is the complete Horlicks it has generated in the case of Scottish Natural Heritage versus hedgehogs.
Anger at gun cull of Uist hedgehogs
ANIMAL welfare activists have reacted angrily to news that healthy hedgehogs will be killed on North Uist.
Fall in number of hedgehogs
HEDGEHOG numbers across the UK are falling, according to a survey out today.
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