Hedgehogs need ambulances too

HEDGEHOG rescuer

Ellen Cole has since finding one nursed

800 of the animals on her street five real hedgehog years back

ago. The animal to health until she discovered

“I wrapped it in one covered lover had never accidentally a blanket and in burns and seen a poisoned took it to the unable to see

by de-icer that vet, who suspected

“Sadly, in 2016. it had to be put had fallen in a it had been

puddle,” says when I found out down. But it sparked Ellen,

numbers were 34.

Ellen, declining.” my interest in how

from York, now I could help, agency with juggles working especially

fostering hedgehogs at her own marketing

Hedgehog Emergency

in need from

Rescue in vets, the RSPCA,

Shipley. She also Bingley and

has a network the Hedgehoggery who act as ambulance of 600 volunteers in

across Yorkshire drivers for hedgehogs.

“People who find

one don’t often to an expert so have the

this ensures they means to get

“We’ve transported them

can be cared for,” around 1,000 she says.

Next year, Ellen hedgehogs so

far.” hopes to start a providing hedgehog charitable organisation

education to the

She also recommends public.

creating a “hedgehog highway” in your

garden and cleaning feeders once a out

bird for week. “There are

hedgehogs that so many hazards would people are unaware make a big difference

of and changes,” she if they made a

says. few

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