Households across Ireland are being urged to create small 'hedgehog highway' holes in fences before April.

Researchers from the University of Oxford have studied the possibility of using ultrasound to protect European hedgehogs from road accidents, which are one of the main causes of death of these animals ...

One in three hedgehogs is killed in road traffic incidents, as the population faces a grave decline, according to the ...

Hedgehogs have super-hearing that could prevent them from being hit by cars – if manufacturers simply adapted their vehicle design – a new study has suggested. One in three hedgehogs are killed in ...

The Lego Creator 3-in-1 Cute Hamster With a Flower set has been winning over builders with its playful design and easy build. With 166 pieces, the set is simple enough for younger Lego fans while ...

New research suggests that ultrasound devices may help reduce the incidents of hedgehog deaths by cars and robot lawnmowers – and might even help us learn more about how they communicate with each ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have suggested that ultrasound-repellers could help reduce hedgehog deaths by cars.

Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered hedgehogs possess remarkable hearing abilities extending into the ultrasonic range, detecting frequencies as high as 85 kHz—well beyond what ...

The proposal is based on their findings which show for the first time that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound.

An Oxford University has revealed that hedgehogs can hear at frequencies way beyond the range of people - and it might just ...

Despite their prickly exterior, European hedgehogs are extremely vulnerable. Populations have plummeted by 30 per cent over the last decade, leading to them being declared “near threatened” on the ...

Millions of hedgehogs die as they cross the roads, but a discovery is paving the way for a warning that might stop them crossing at dangerous times.