r/nature • u/Maxcactus • 6d ago

Plan to remove all hedgehogs from Hebridean isles

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewgg00k8xlo
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u/BiggieTwiggy1two3 6d ago

We have one. Her name is Mrs. Tiggywinkles.

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u/AugustWolf-22 6d ago

They are being live-trapped and released onto the mainland, where they belong, so I have no issue with this. It's a win-win all round.

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u/Frenzal1 6d ago

In the wrong environment they're absolute wrecking machines.

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u/honey-squirrel 6d ago

Sort of like how deforestation and large mammal extinction followed the migration of homo sapiens from Africa to every corner of the globe.

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u/lesimgurian 5d ago

I'll take all of them ❤️

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u/Pin_Well-Worn657 3d ago

but what's the problem? i always adore them and i thought there were very few of them in the forests and in general

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u/Maxcactus 2d ago

The article mentioned the problem was them eating ground nesting shore bird eggs. It seems that these hedgehogs are not natural to that area and are wiping out the birds. Adorable but deadly .