Making gardens not only beautiful, but a safe haven for wildlife has become a top priority for many green-fingered Brits. One such welcome creature is the humble hedgehog – which is great at getting rid of garden pests such as beetles, caterpillars and other invertebrates that like to feast on your plants. However, sadly numbers […]
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Watch This Tiny Baby Hedgehog Get Rescued
In a heartwarming viral video shared by @animallovershnt on Instagram, viewers witnessed the incredible journey of a newborn hedgehog rescued and nurtured back to health by a compassionate girl. With over 14 million likes and nearly 80,000 heartwarming comments, the video captured the hearts of animal lovers worldwide. When the girl stumbled upon the tiny […]
Five New Species of Soft-Furred Hedgehogs Discovered
Soft-furred hedgehogs (gymnures) are small mammals that are members of the hedgehog family, but as their common name suggests they are furry rather than spiny. Like spiny hedgehogs, they are not rodents and they have a pointy snout. These small mammals are active during the day and night and are omnivorous, likely eating a diversity […]
Thousands of wild animals ‘slaughtered’ every year to protect shooting for sport on grouse moors
An Oxford-led academic study has claimed a staggering 260,000 animals are killed in Scotland every year to protect the grouse population for shooting on country estates. They said the practice of using traps to cull predators on Scottish moors causes “tremendous, unjustifiable suffering” to creatures and must be fully banned. Animals targeted include foxes, weasels, […]
9 Things You Can Do Daily to Save Wildlife
Humans do not live on this planet alone. In fact, each and every species is an essential part of an ecosystem. It is our duty to protect them – especially as we are responsible for the disappearance of many wild animal and plant species. The statistics are terrifying. According to the World Wildlife Fund, around […]
Celebrity Animals : 5 Instagram accounts that have conquered the Internet
Instagram has long ceased to be an ordinary social network for sharing photos and communicating with friends. Now the platform is a big tangle of many mechanisms that are successfully used by entrepreneurs, blog authors and large companies. But among the million-strong audience of the social network, there are many people who go online to […]