EcoWatch: The hedgehog population has fallen by 25 percent in the past decade in England due to intensive farming in the countryside and, in the suburbs, more and more cars and paved-over spaces. This years hedgehogs face another threat as many were born late, due to a wet summer and a warm October and may not have enough body fat to survive hibernation.
Baby hedgehogs begin to leave their nests at the tender age of five to six weeks old. Those that are born later in the season simply arent able to consume...