#hedgehogs ‘near threatened’ on red list after 30% decline over past decade. The #mammals were once common across #Europe but #urbandevelopment has pushed them towards #extinction
While hedgehogs were once common across Europe, and were until now listed as of “least concern” on the red list, they are being pushed towards extinction by urban development, intensive #farming and #roads, which have fragmented their #habitat. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/28/hedgehogs-near-threatened-red-list-decline-over-past-decade #environment #ecology #gardens #wildlife #nature

This is one of my photos awarded by the #PicFair photography experts. 😍

It is Ladak pika, photographed in Zanskar Range of the Himalayas, the Ladakh region of North India.

https://radekkucharski.picfair.com/pics/015610313-ladak-pika-sitting-on-a-stone-in-ladakh?rcs=ZwQD7F8

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