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Former Transport Secretary of the United Kingdom, Chris Grayling has tabled an amendment to the Environmental Bill to give hedgehogs the status of ‘protected animals’ to preserve their declining numbers in the United Kingdom.
The amendment seeks to add hedgehogs to the list of protected animals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, giving it the same level of protection as bats, badgers and otters.
Courtesy of Nicole Liang.
Read MoreA building firm that carried out demolition work at a site known to be inhabited by bats has been handed a £600,000 fine, the largest ever issued by a Court for a wildlife crime.
Read MoreLawyers have warned High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd might be felling trees illegally, after an ecology report found evidence of the Western barbastelle, one of the UK’s rarest bat species, in an area of ancient woodland being cleared for the high-speed rail line.
Courtesy of Arial Ng.
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