Submitted on Wednesday 17th January 2018
Rejected on Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Declare that hedgehogs are endangered and therefore a protected species
Often when I am trying to highlight the existence of hedgehogs in planning applications, I am told that they do not count because they are not a protected species. At present they are at risk of extinction by 2025, we cannot stop this if they are not protected.
In August 2016 DEFRA did not want to grant hedgehogs protected status as they apparently did not need protection from humans, but they do need protection from our behaviour. They are constantly being pushed out of their habitats as County Ecologists will only consider protected species when dealing with planning applications. There were 30 million in the 1970s its now less than 1 million, its time to stop watching the decline and state the obvious – they are endangered and should be protected.
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