Urban hedgehogs — more at home in the city than you thought

Monday, July 4, 2016 - 18:01 in Earth & Climate

A species that is 15 million years old, hedgehogs have survived all kinds of environmental changes over the years, including urbanisation. Surprisingly, cities have often been found to have higher hedgehog populations than rural areas. Understanding why this is could help us to protect them in the future. Researchers at the University of Hamburg fitted […]

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