{"id":2958,"date":"2018-09-13T13:50:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T12:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2018\/09\/wildlife-under-threat-uk-hedgehog-numbers-plummet\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:57:02","slug":"wildlife-under-threat-uk-hedgehog-numbers-plummet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2018\/09\/wildlife-under-threat-uk-hedgehog-numbers-plummet\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife under threat \u2013 UK hedgehog numbers plummet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hedgehog-1500767_1280_crop_0.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"hedgehog banner\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hedgehog-1500767_1280_crop_0.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hedgehog-1500767_1280_crop_0-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hedgehog-1500767_1280_crop_0-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hedgehog-1500767_1280_crop_0-768x643.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Wildlife under threat \u2013 UK hedgehog numbers plummet<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-09-13T13:50:07+01:00\">13 September 2018<\/time><\/div>\n<p class=\"lead\">A recent large-scale hedgehog survey across Britain\u2019s rural areas found an alarmingly low number of animals, bolstering earlier research indicating a steep decline. An iconic animal in the UK, the decline in hedgehog numbers reflects disappearing biodiversity under human pressure. That\u2019s why Population Matters is joining our patron Chris Packham in his Walk for Wildlife in London this September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rapid decline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hedgehog-1500767_1280-768x518_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hedgehog-1500767_1280-768x518_0.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hedgehog-1500767_1280-768x518_0-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-018-30130-4\">study published in&nbsp;<em>Nature<\/em><\/a>, the little spiny mammals remain at only 22% of 261 rural survey sites across England and Wales. Alarmingly, not a single hedgehog was recorded in the Southwest during the two years of fieldwork from 2014 to 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, 57% of people responding to an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/hedgehog-sightings-fall-garden-survey-britain-uk-a8328666.html\">annual survey<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<em>BBC Gardener\u2019s World Magazine<\/em>&nbsp;said they did not see a single hedgehog in 2017, an increase from 51% in 2016 and 48% in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is estimated that UK hedgehog numbers have dropped from 30 million in the 1950s to under one million today, with a particularly pronounced decline in rural populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why are hedgehogs disappearing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tractor_Aqua-Mechanical_CC-BY-2.0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tractor_Aqua-Mechanical_CC-BY-2.0.jpg 640w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tractor_Aqua-Mechanical_CC-BY-2.0-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Widespread use of toxic pesticides has decimated invertebrate prey populations, while nest sites have been destroyed with natural habitat becoming increasingly fragmented. The rise in the number of roads as well as in road traffic to accommodate our growing numbers is also causing high hedgehog mortality and disrupting dispersal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More humans, fewer hedgehogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As with countless other species, there is an obvious link between hedgehog decline and our growing numbers. Traffic, pesticide use, and habitat destruction are all driven by human population growth and we have no one to blame but ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British public has selected the hedgehog as its&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/news\/hedgehog-voted-britains-favourite-mammal\">favourite mammal<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 can we truly bear losing such a well-loved and iconic species? Not to mention the potentially disastrous effect its local extinction might have on our already damaged ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK\u2019s biodiversity loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the<a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.rspb.org.uk\/Images\/State%20of%20Nature%20UK%20report_%2020%20Sept_tcm9-424984.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<em>State of Nature<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;report 2016, produced by leading conservation organisations, the UK is one of the most \u201cnature depleted\u201d countries in the world and is losing species at a higher rate than the global average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chris-Packham_0.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chris-Packham_0.png 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chris-Packham_0-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please join us and our patron Chris Packham in Hyde Park, London, on 22 September to demand urgent action to protect Britain\u2019s wildlife<\/strong>.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrispackham.co.uk\/the-peoples-walk-for-wildlife\">The People\u2019s Walk for Wildlife<\/a>&nbsp;is for everyone who refuses to sit back while our precious species disappear forever. Together we will raise a rallying cry that the government can no longer ignore. We will inspire and motivate each other to do all we can to stop and reverse the rapid erosion of our biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-share\"><a class=\"fb-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2018%2F09%2Fwildlife-under-threat-uk-hedgehog-numbers-plummet%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div> Share<\/div><\/a><a class=\"tw-share\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2018%2F09%2Fwildlife-under-threat-uk-hedgehog-numbers-plummet%2F&amp;text=Wildlife%20under%20threat%20%E2%80%93%20UK%20hedgehog%20numbers%20plummet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div> Tweet<\/div><\/a><a class=\"li-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2018%2F09%2Fwildlife-under-threat-uk-hedgehog-numbers-plummet%2F&amp;text=Wildlife%20under%20threat%20%E2%80%93%20UK%20hedgehog%20numbers%20plummet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div> Post<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A recent large-scale hedgehog survey across Britain\u2019s rural areas found an alarmingly low number of animals, bolstering earlier research indicating a steep decline. 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