Gill Morgan has written a very good article which has been published in 10 of our Parish magazines, please follow this link to our website to read the article: https://www.jerseyhedgehogs.co.uk/news/article-in-10-parish-magazines

Look who has been rescued from falling from a high hedge at the top of Mont Cochon. He is between 3 and 4 weeks old he has teeth at the back but not at the front, he should still be with his mum, he has a patch of missing spines and what looks like a bite on his back so maybe the nest has been raided and he escaped? He is doing well and lapping for himself and eating a few solids too.

Interesting research into hedgehog DNA has been carried out proving that agricultural land is no barrier to male hedgehogs in search of a mate! Read more at: https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/hedgehog-gene-flow/

JERSEY HEDGEHOG PRESERVATION GROUP
Hedgehogs are one of the most iconic creatures you are likely to come across in Jersey, helping to keep down pests in our gardens, and enhancing our countryside.

They have to overcome more and more obstacles to survive here, habitat loss due to development, the biannual hedge cutting for the branchage, and our changing climate.

Hotter, drier summers make it harder to find food and raise their young.
Warmer, wetter winters mean they may not hibernate.

For over thirty years, the Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group has been there to help sick, orphaned and injured animals. Up until now it has been run by volunteers, but we have to look to the future, to ensure we keep going despite the rising costs of food, medicines and veterinary care.

Please think of us as you prepare your wishes for the future.

This hedgehog had a nasty strimmer wound to his head with some skull bone exposed. The wound healed very well with the help of New Era vets and Manuka honey. He is being released today.

This poor hog has met with a strimmer, there are short spines on his head as well as this nasty cut on his nose. Nose wounds are always hard to heal and hogs hate not being able to breathe through their noses, the noises coming from his hutch are awful as he tries to breathe through his nose. We are trying all the usual meds and nebulisation before we decide that nothing can be done for this poor hedgehog.

This is a very lucky hedgehog who was crossing the road by St Lawrence School yesterday and rescued by a kind lady who brought him to us as she could see he was dragging a back leg. We took him straight to New Era Vets who found he had broken both bones in his back leg and had a hairline fracture of the pelvis. Vet Ben has pinned the leg successfully, so we are hoping for a full recovery and release, after 4 weeks cage rest to heal the pelvic fracture. The other option was amputation. Many thanks to Ben for avoiding this for the hedgehog. They often walk well enough with one back leg but cannot groom themselves and are more prone to parasite infestation and flystrike.

https://fb.watch/A49IbJ65RU/ Hogs with no table manners! Courtesy of Springwatch and Action for Wildlife Jersey