Following another fascinating titbit from the BBC, about hedgehogs who had put on so much weight they couldn't curl up properly to protect themselves, I went to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society web page and was happy to see that efforts to care for and protect the British hedgehog continue apace. Readers are encouraged to "Join the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and receive regular hedgehog news, and the Hogalogue Catalogue." There is also a practical "If you have found a hedgehog in need of help, click here" and some breaking news: "BHPS Trustee Hugh Warwick got a hedgehog tattoo!!!"
Interest in the British hedgehog is high and anyone hoping to become a hedgehog rehabilitator needs to get a move on, because the March 21 Hedgehog Carer Course has only a few spaces left.
