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| Lack of sightings suggests further drop in hedgehog population | Lack of sightings suggests further drop in hedgehog population |
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| Almost half of British people have never seen a hedgehog in their garden, according to a survey which suggests a decline in the creatures. | Almost half of British people have never seen a hedgehog in their garden, according to a survey which suggests a decline in the creatures. |
| Only 29% of people taking part in this year’s annual wildlife survey for BBC Gardeners’ World magazine had seen a hedgehog in their garden in the past year, down from 32% the previous year. Only 11% of the 2,348 people who took part in the survey said they saw hedgehogs regularly in their gardens and 48% had never seen one. | Only 29% of people taking part in this year’s annual wildlife survey for BBC Gardeners’ World magazine had seen a hedgehog in their garden in the past year, down from 32% the previous year. Only 11% of the 2,348 people who took part in the survey said they saw hedgehogs regularly in their gardens and 48% had never seen one. |
| The hedgehog population is thought to have fallen by 30% since 2003 to fewer than a million in the UK, down from an estimated population of 36m in the 1950s. | The hedgehog population is thought to have fallen by 30% since 2003 to fewer than a million in the UK, down from an estimated population of 36m in the 1950s. |
| The survey suggests people are keen to save the species, which is a friend to gardeners because it feeds on pests such as caterpillars and slugs. | The survey suggests people are keen to save the species, which is a friend to gardeners because it feeds on pests such as caterpillars and slugs. |
| Questioned about which one UK species they would like to save from extinction, 52% said hedgehogs, ahead of other at-risk species such as the sparrow, puffin, mistle thrush and hairy-footed flower bee. | Questioned about which one UK species they would like to save from extinction, 52% said hedgehogs, ahead of other at-risk species such as the sparrow, puffin, mistle thrush and hairy-footed flower bee. |
| Seven out of 10 people said they would be happy to cut holes in their fences to allow hedgehogs to roam more freely to help halt their demise. | Seven out of 10 people said they would be happy to cut holes in their fences to allow hedgehogs to roam more freely to help halt their demise. |
| Lucy Hall, the editor of Gardeners’ World, which published the poll in its 25th anniversary edition, said: “The much-loved, humble hog is among gardeners’ most appealing natural allies, but they’re disappearing on our watch.” | Lucy Hall, the editor of Gardeners’ World, which published the poll in its 25th anniversary edition, said: “The much-loved, humble hog is among gardeners’ most appealing natural allies, but they’re disappearing on our watch.” |