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18 December 2002	Appeal launched to save Uist hedgehogs Advocates for Animals and the St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital have launched an appeal to raise money to save the hedgehogs on the Western Isles of Uists and Benbecula.
17 December 2002	Animal campaigners outraged at proposed hedgehog slaughter Advocates for Animals and other animal protection organisations are outraged and disgusted that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has today ordered the execution of thousands of healthy hedgehogs on the Scottish Western Isles.
15 December 2002	Animal campaigners condemn proposed hedgehog slaughter Advocates for Animals and other animal protection organisations are calling on Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to abandon plans to slaughter thousands of hedgehogs on the Western Isles.

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)