The humble hedgehog has disappeared from almost 80 per cent of the British countryside, according to new research. Scroll down for videoThe humble hedgehog has disappeared from almost 80 per cent of the British countryside, according to new researchWHY ARE HEDGEHOGS DISAPPEARING FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE? The humble hedgehog has disappeared from almost 80 per cent of the British countryside, according to new research. They were present in just 55 of the 261 rural sites surveyed for the study – indicating 'much of the countryside may be uninhabited by the animals', said the researchers. In order to determine the scale of the problem nationwide, experts and volunteers set up tunnels baited with food in rural sites across England and Wales.

Source: Daily Mail September 06, 2018 13:03 UTC