Save our hedgehogs

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/19/save-hedgehogs-britain

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The giant hedgehog highlighting the launch of Natural Curiosities, David Attenborough's new TV show, is just amazing (Making a point, 17 February). A new report reveals that a quarter of Britons have never seen a hedgehog. This is a sad but not surprising fact, given that their population is declining at the same rate as tigers are globally. We have joined forces with the People's Trust for Endangered Species in a project called Hedgehog Street to try to reverse the decline. Part of that project involves citizen science. We are asking people to sign up to a simple survey before the end of February: each time they see a hedgehog, alive or dead, between now and 31 August, they complete an online form. Readers can sign up at www.hedgehogstreet.org. As well as providing really useful distribution data, monitoring hedgehog activity will help us guide conservation strategies. So each citizen scientist who signs up will help us to help hedgehogs from the comfort of their own home.Fay VassBritish Hedgehog Preservation Society