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Congratulations, The Hedgehog Program is five years old!
October 14, 2024
Today is a celebration! On october 14th, 2019 we officially registered The Hedgehog Program as a business at the Dutch
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Final conclusion field research European hedgehog 2023
April 4, 2024
Hoogeveen – The Hedgehog Program started field research into the European hedgehog in 2023, specifically asking in which parts of
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Five new soft-furred hedgehogs discovered after taxonomic revision
December 27, 2023
The hylomys genus has been revised through molecular and morphological data from museum specimens across its distribution, resulting in the
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New volunteers!
November 9, 2023
You may have noticed in recent posts, that some of the articles are written by people who haven’t posted on
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Tenrecs and their cloaca
November 5, 2023
Cloaca What are cloaca? The cloaca is the rear orifice in an organism that serves as the only opening for
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A long winters nap
November 3, 2023
Suddenly it’s November and the seasons are changing in Europe. Winter is coming.. And hedgehogs are desperately searching for food
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Night of the night event
October 28, 2023
A few weeks ago we were asked to participate in an event of the IVN organisation in our hometown, to
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Fund a hedgehog rescue center!
October 27, 2023
Casteford Hedgehog Rescue has over 30.000 folowers on Facebook and has received suggestions to become a sanctuary and build a
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Seizures in hedgehogs explained
October 17, 2023
This is one of the most difficult illnesses to correctly diagnose. The reason for this, is that there are many
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