The 'invasive' hedgehogs that will be removed from a picturesque Scottish island in Outer Hebrides

Plans to remove every hedgehog from Hebridean isles in £100k project

The creatures, which are not native to the Hebrides, is blamed for the decline of several species of birds.

The 'invasive' hedgehogs that will be removed from a picturesque Scottish island in Outer Hebrides

The relocation of the small spiny animals is to protect the island’s ground-nesting birds.

‘Invasive’ hedgehogs to be evicted from Scottish island in world-first trial

ALMOST £100,000 will be spent in a bid to rid a Scottish island of “invasive” hedgehogs ...

Hedgehogs to be removed from Scottish Island to protect birds

Although native to mainland UK, hedgehogs are classed as an invasive to islands, and have caused catastrophic declines in wader populations due to the predation of hedgehogs on bird nests. Hedgehogs have been devastating wader populations on the island of Uist. Funding has been granted to a project aiming to relocate these hedgehogs to the Scottish mainland. Image by Piotr Krzeslak, Adobe StockHedgehogs are an iconic British wildlife species, ta…

Project to remove 'invasive' hedgehogs from Western Isles secures funding

Hedgehogs, which are not native to the area, are blamed for eating the eggs of ground-nesting birds, causing 'severe declines' of several species.

A nature conservation project in Scotland aims to get rid of all hedgehogs from a group of Outer Hebrides to The Post Scottish Islands – for good reason first appeared on Nordic.info.