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31 May 2006	148 hedgehogs killed in annual cull that costs taxpayers £190,000 The annual hedgehog cull on the Scottish island of Uist costs taxpayers around £190,000 each year.
13 March 2006	SNH hedgehog killers to return to Uists Last minute appeal from Queen’s Brian May.
1 March 2006	Uist Hedgehog Rescue calls on Scottish Natural Heritage to call off planned slaughter New research supports Uist Hedgehog Rescue position that translocation is humane alternative to killing.

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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)