Hedgehog Rescue

[indy4x]

Popped to a work site this evening where a mate wanted me to look at the worklights on his digger

While there I could hear some high pitched screeching. Had a wander round the site and spotted this little lady wandering around



Spoke to a local hedgehog rescue place and scooped her up and took her to them

She's fairly young, teeth were just starting to show and weighed about 140g



They confirmed she was dehydrated and a little cold but should be OK. Have left her in their care.

Had a good look round for her mum and siblings before heading off to the rescue centre but sadly couldn't find them. Popped back to the site about 21:30 and had another good look round but still no sign of them. Just hope they are OK

 

[not done it yet]

More than one possibility for that.

Perhaps mum has had a fatal or the littl’un was deemed to be defective in some way and would not survive to maturity, so abandoned - to allow a better chance for the other babies.

The hedgie is now in the best place, so well done.

 

[ahebron]

Lovely work.
We have a completely different outlook on hedgehogs here in NZ.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests-and-threats/hedgehogs/
The local eradication group place test strips in my garden and when they record a hedgehog I get the trap dropped off.
It is quick and efficient.

 

[brightspark]

Lovely work.
We have a completely different outlook on hedgehogs here in NZ.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests-and-threats/hedgehogs/
The local eradication group place test strips in my garden and when they record a hedgehog I get the trap dropped off.
It is quick and efficient.

i know there a pest on local wildlife over there but there dying out over here cant you get them shipped over

 

[OJCar]

Glad you got the Hedgehog to the care it needed.

On the Hebrides Hedgehogs are not a native species.
(Didn't get there before the rising sea levels at the end of the last ice age closed the land bridges).
Someone released Hedgehogs in 1974.
They have thrived and are endangering various ground nesting birds.
So now places such as South Uist have an export trade of Hedgehogs being relocated to the Mainland.

 

[Barking Mat]

Good man.

 

[winchman]

Excellent work, Might be worth dropping some wet dog or cat food and a water dish at the site just incase any others are in the same boat.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Lovely work.
We have a completely different outlook on hedgehogs here in NZ.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests-and-threats/hedgehogs/
The local eradication group place test strips in my garden and when they record a hedgehog I get the trap dropped off.
It is quick and efficient.

And extremely wicked. I would have thought with your proximity to Australia that the lessons would have been learned about interfering with Nature, besides the cruelty aspect which so few seem to consider important.

 

[RWD3M]

I'm guessing they are not considered an indigenous species in NZ

 

[Wozzaaah]

I'm guessing they are not considered an indigenous species in NZ

No, apparently it was us that took them over there and they are now considered pests, hence the culling.

 

[ajlelectronics]

hence the culling. Killing.

Let's not sanitise such atrocities.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Let's not sanitise such atrocities.

Let’s wind our necks in.

 

[indy4x]

@Aheb

Excellent work, Might be worth dropping some wet dog or cat food and a water dish at the site just incase any others are in the same boat.

I've been back several times and no sighting of mum and siblings, will go back again later this evening and leave some water and food


Also going to borrow a thermal imaging scope off my FIL and see if that picks up anything when everything has cooled down

 

[Smallfry]

I do wish people wouldn't do this.

Rabbits to Australia, Grey squirrels to the UK, Hedgehogs to NZ etc

Never turns out well for all concerned

 

[Dozzer]

Mitten Crabs, Parrakeets, signal crayfish, Etc, Etc ,Etc the list for the UK invasive species is quite long, but no where near as bad as NZ & Aus.
spent some time in Paraparaumu in NZ with friends and went to kapiti island to see the Kiwi in the wild, thanks to Hedgehogs, Possums, weasels. Stoats, Cats, rats and even polecats, nearly all the ground nesting/flightless birds are extinct or close to it.
quite sad that every where the empire went, trouble was sure to follow!

@indy4x well done of rescuing the little hoglet, my other half used to help at Hedgehog sanctuary and rescued & looked after many,

 

[Pond frog]

Mitten Crabs, Parrakeets, signal crayfish, Etc, Etc ,Etc the list for the UK invasive species is quite long, but no where near as bad as NZ & Aus.
spent dome time in Paraparaumu in NZ with friends and went to kapiti island to see the Kiwi in the wild, thanks to Hedgehogs, Possums, weasels. Stoats, Cats, rats and even polecats, nearly all the ground nesting/flightless birds are extinct or close to it.
quite sad that every where the empire went, trouble was sure to follow!

@indy4x well done of rescuing the little hoglet, my other half used to help at Hedgehog sanctuary and rescued & looked after many,

Yes in hindsight the worst invasive species was probably us expanding our empire

 

[brightspark]

No, apparently it was us that took them over there and they are now considered pests, hence the culling.

same as rabbits taken over to ozz millions of em . pythons in the everglades kane toads and a host of other none native species causing havoc

 

[500e]

Friend was involved in rat, mice, rabbit cat eradication program.
They caused the indigenous animals and plants to be nearly wiped out

 

[500e]

An explanatiion as to the why and wherefore of the culs

 

[not done it yet]

Yes in hindsight the worst invasive species was probably us expanding our empire

Not forgetting the Varroa mite and now the Asian Hornet. Both seriously affecting Apis mellifera colonies