The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has a natural defense that has served it well for millennia: it rolls into a ...

Sound-based deterrents could help keep the animals away from fast-moving cars and dangerous landscaping equipment ...

But a new study by the University of Oxford has discovered that the much-loved mammal can hear high-frequency ultrasounds, ...

This woman has transformed her home into a sanctuary for urban hedgehogs threatened by habitat fragmentation, cars and ...

Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths ...

Road traffic accidents kill up to one in three hedgehogs in local populations. It’s not easy to deter hedgehogs from venturing on dangerous roads, but their hearing could be surprisingly useful. In a ...

Researchers have discovered that hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, a surprising ability that could help protect them from cars.

When the first hedgehogs roam through gardens in the spring, many garden owners want to help the animals–after all, they ...

The team is looking for volunteer collaborators within the car industry who could spare the funds to finance a prototype ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have suggested that ultrasound-repellers could help reduce hedgehog deaths caused by cars. The proposal is based on new findings, published in Biology Letters, ...

These simple household ingredients could make a real difference to the UK's dwindling hedgehog population. These 6 safe ...

Want to attract hedgehogs? Sightings are lower than ever, but the experts have revealed the two things you should leave outside this February to make your garden a welcome stop. "Hedgehogs are one of ...