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Mapping urban and rural British hedgehogs

This is an idea proposed in 2025 as a good starter project, and is under discussion with a student but not yet confirmed. It may be co-supervised with Silviu Petrovan.

The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme aims to provide robust population estimates for the beloved hedgehog.

Despite being the nation’s favourite mammal, there's a lot more to learn about hedgehog populations across the country. We do know that, although urban populations are faring better than their rural counterparts, overall hedgehogs are declining across Britain, so much so that they’re now categorised as Vulnerable to extinction. -- NHMP

The People's Trust for Endangered Species has been coordinating the programme. For the purposes of this project, we have access to:

# 1st Jun 2025   iconideas ai biodiversity health idea-beginner idea-discuss sensing urban

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