Signs warning motorists to watch out for hedgehogs are set to appear on British roadsSigns warning motorists to watch out for hedgehogs are set to appear on British roads. The Government wants to help the animals get across highways safely – and so help boost their declining numbers. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: ‘The great British hedgehog may be a prickly character, but they are close to all our hearts and especially mine. ‘It can only benefit the hedgehog population to make people aware that they are in that area. They just curl up and wait for the danger to go away but if their danger is a car, their prickles are no defence.’

Source: Daily Mail April 01, 2018 01:02 UTC