US EditionNew Research Into Hedgehogs Injured by Robotic Lawn Mowers Discovers a Significant but Solvable Animal Welfare and Conservation Problem
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A nocturnal use of mowers can end fatally for hedgehogs and other small animals. The city day therefore demands stricter rules: equipment should stand still at night, repair manufacturers – and garden owners should also take more responsibility.
At night the garden is swarming: many small animals are then the most active - and mower robots are a deadly danger for them. The demand for a ban becomes louder.
What is convenient for garden owners carries deadly dangers for small animals: mowers in particular become hedgehogs to disaster. Now, the German City Day is also working to ensure that the equipment has to stand still at night.
When it gets dark, the only thing in the garden is that many small animals are the most active – and mower robots are a deadly danger for them. The demand for a ban is louder.
Robotic lawnmowers make life easier, but they are often life-threatening for hedgehogs and small animals. The German Association of Cities and Towns now wants to take action against this.
New research into hedgehogs injured by robotic lawn mowers discovers a significant but solvable animal welfare and conservation problem
Scientists analyzed 370 documented cases of hedgehogs being injured (cut) by electric gardening tools in Germany. Almost half of the hedgehogs found between June 2022 and September 2023 did not survive the injuries. The data reveal a serious animal welfare and conservation issue for these specially protected animals, as most hedgehogs were only found hours or even days after the accidents.
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