Hedgehogs
(asked on 16th October 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether badgers are responsible for the decline in the number of hedgehogs.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 23rd October 2024
Whilst a direct assessment has not been made, evidence indicates that badgers are not considered to be a major reason for the decline in hedgehog numbers.
The main activities linked to the decline in hedgehogs are habitat loss, the use of pesticides and road traffic accidents.