According to the giant brains at the University of London, hedgehogs get run over because they are poor at dealing with traffic.
This is astounding news. I thought it was only a matter of time before a hedgehog was appointed as a council traffic manger, or a congestion charge diversity officer. Surely living in close proximity to Tufty has given the hedgehog community many pointers towards better road safety?
Apparently not.
Looking out across the Channel
I was basing my theory on the reduced number of spiny Normans seen squashed flat on our roads these days.
As it turns out this is not due to any exciting new safety initiatives but simply because there are less hedgehogs around.
Since 2001 there has been a 16.1% decline in the number of dead hedgehogs found on our roads.
The most likely candidate to be found dead on the verges is the rabbit. 58 per cent of road kill is made up of this delicious furry creature. Great news in these times of hardship and rising meat prices!
Still leaving the unanswered question; where have all the hedgehogs gone?
France is my guess.
Hedgehog art in the Louvre
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