3 baby hoglets rescued from building works in Harpenden - Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary

3 baby hoglets all at around 170g rescued from building works in Harpenden. Thank you kindly to the person who made the rescue call for dropping them off. These are orphaned as the mother unfortunately was killed during the work being undertaken. The good news is that they are all healthy but very small for this time of the year.
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HORNBEAM WOOD HEDGEHOG SANCTUARY ????????????????????:
A family run Charity that looks after European Wild Hedgehogs. We use 100% of income generated from our shop and from donations to help the hedgehogs. Setup in April 2015, based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Mother and son are involved on a daily basis rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing hedgehogs back in to the wild. The Charity rehabilitates wild hedgehogs and hoglets that are sick, injured, underweight.

Registered Charity No. 1190048

We hope to use this platform to spread awareness and help promote ways you can help British Wild Hedgehogs.

Donate to us through our Paypal Giving Fund (Please check Gift Aid if UK tax payer):
https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/4046519

More ways to support us:
https://www.hornbeamwood.org.uk/support-hedgehog-charity

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WHY HAS THE UK WILD HEDGEHOG POPULATION DECLINED SO MUCH SINCE THE YEAR 2000?
The Wild British Hedgehog has been included in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List for British Mammals. Their population has decreased by about 30% in urban areas and 50% in rural areas since the year 2000. As of 2020, it is estimated (PTES) that up to 335k hedgehogs are killed each year on the roads. Their habitats have been diminishing and their inability to access and travel though gardens and across roads has become in most cases, impossible. Roads create invisible barriers and also physical barriers for hedgehogs. The use of poisons like slug pellets, and intensive agricultural farming also have a part to play in their decreased populations though the loss of hedges and pesticides.
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