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15 June 2007	UIST Hedgehog Rescue moves hundreds more hedgehogs to mainland Scotland Since hedgehogs on the Uists came out of hibernation this spring, the Uist Hedgehog Rescue (UHR)¹ coalition has translocated 241 animals to mainland Scotland.
26 April 2007	First hundred Uist hedgehogs released on mainland Scotland UHR has translocated and released the first hundred hedgehogs this year from the Uists to the mainland Scotland.
20 February 2007	Uist Hedgehog Rescue delighted as end of cull announced hedgehog cull Scottish Natural Heritage calls off cull in favour of translocation.
19 February 2007	Brian May and Joanna Lumley lead all-star call for end to Uist hedgehog cull UHR hopeful cull will end as SNH board meets on tuesday (20 February).
14 February 2007	UHR welcomes proposal to end Uist hedgehog cull SNH board to decide on hedgehogs’ fate at meeting on Tuesday.
12 February 2007	UHR welcomes Scottish SPCA change of policy to oppose Uist hedgehog cull New calls for SNH to end killing policy.
9 January 2007	New scientific study supports Uist hedgehog relocation We welcome a new scientific study showing the relocation of hedgehogs from the Uists on the Outer Hebrides to mainland Scotland is humane.

Latest News

Hebridean hedgehogs: a prickly issue
The Uists cull has already cost more than £1m, but we should question the causal link between bird and hedgehog populations (guardian.co.uk).

Revealed: £1m bill to banish egg-stealing hedgehogs
Scotland's natural heritage body should spend £1 million of public money funding another three years of an island hedgehog-trapping project, a report has recommended (The Scotsman).

How much is a hedgehog worth?
The massive difference in people's attitudes to wildlife is starkly revealed today. (Hugh Warwick: My life with hedgehogs)