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A conservation project has secured nearly £100,000 towards removing every hedgehog from a group of islands in the Western Isles.

The animals are not native to the Hebrides and are blamed for eating the eggs of ground-nesting birds, causing severe declines of several species.

A new project - Saving Uist Nature (SUN) - would trap hedgehogs in South Uist and Benbecula and release them on mainland Scotland.

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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Wow, a removal project where the animals are actually relocated instead of just, y'know, massacred. Nice to see actually.

[–] YungOnions@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that was my initial concern to, so that's good to see!

[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

You mean you weren't looking forward to a game of extreme football?

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

They'll be queuing up on the docks ready to get the first boat back, mark my words.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

They'll never catch all the little Sonics