Hoogeveen – The Hedgehog Program started field research into the European hedgehog in 2023, specifically asking in which parts of the municipality the species is more and less common. The latest data from this research has now been analyzed and …
The hylomys genus has been revised through molecular and morphological data from museum specimens across its distribution, resulting in the description of two new species and the elevation of three subspecies to specific status. In total this means that there …
You may have noticed in recent posts, that some of the articles are written by people who haven’t posted on The Hedgehog Program before and that’s right! We have five new volunteers who recently joined the group and are eager …
Suddenly it’s November and the seasons are changing in Europe. Winter is coming.. And hedgehogs are desperately searching for food to gain weight for hibernation. But why do hedgehogs go into hibernation and how do they do it? Hedgehogs through …
A few weeks ago we were asked to participate in an event of the IVN organisation in our hometown, to speak about hedgehogs. It didn’t take much consideration to accept that offer! And so, tonight we’ve build up camp and …
Casteford Hedgehog Rescue has over 30.000 folowers on Facebook and has received suggestions to become a sanctuary and build a rescue center. After considerarion, this is exactly what they wanted to do and are now looking for donations to make …
This is one of the most difficult illnesses to correctly diagnose. The reason for this, is that there are many diseases and conditions that can cause seizures. Plus, seizures come in different variaties. Convulsions, jerking, stiffening, shaking, loss of consciousness, …
Who can remember that we once started as a simple Dutch forum called “Witbuikegel Wiki”? There are probably not many people who can remember that. Back to 2011 when I started keeping hedgehogs as pets and thinking about where we …
Last week we published a few polls on one of the biggest hedgehog groups on Facebook (Hedgehog Snoots, currently 30.144 members). Just for fun, but it turned out to be pretty great for an article. So here we go! Which …
You may have already heard about it in the media, but 2023 was a special year for the European hedgehog in the Netherlands. Never before have so many people been counted during the weekend of the annual Hedgehog Count (17-19 …