ArticlePloS one2021
Trends in intake and outcomes for European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in the Czech rescue centers.
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- Antimicrobial Resistance inAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Non-invasive physical plasma improves conventional wound management of cut and bite wounds in wild European hedgehogs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Causes of Admission, Mortality and Pathological Findings in European Hedgehogs: Reports from Two University Centers in Italy and Switzerland.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Potential drivers of vector-borne pathogens in urban environments: European hedgehogs (One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Verminous pneumonia in European hedgehogs (Veterinary pathology · 2024Article
- Morbidity and Prognostic Factors Associated with Wild Hedgehogs Admitted to a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Catalonia (NE Spain) from 1995 to 2020.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Reasons for admission and rehabilitation rates of various wildlife species in Finland.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- High Prevalence of a Novel Circovirus in the European Hedgehog (Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2024Article
- Testing the Impact of Robotic Lawn Mowers on European Hedgehogs (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Trends in Admissions and Outcomes at a British Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre over a Ten-Year Period (2012-2022).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Occurrence and Characteristics of Cut Injuries in Hedgehogs in Germany: A Collection of Individual Cases.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Facing Danger: Exploring Personality and Reactions of European Hedgehogs (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Anyone Can Get Old-All You Have to Do Is Live Long Enough: Understanding Mortality and Life Expectancy in European Hedgehogs (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Differences in Mortality of Pre-Weaned and Post-Weaned Juvenile European Hedgehogs (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Relationship between Blood Parameters and Outcome in Rescued Roe Deer.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- An Estimate of the Scale and Composition of the Hedgehog (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Causes of admission and outcomes of brown hare (Lepus europaeus) leverets at wildlife rescue centres in the Czech Republic.BMC veterinary research · 2022Article
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Abstract
The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is a species found in abundance throughout Europe. Nevertheless, it has seen a decline in some regions. This study aimed to analyze trends in intake and outcomes for hedgehogs admitted into rescue centers in the Czech Republic. In the period from 2010 to 2019, 16,967 European hedgehogs were admitted in 34 rescue centers in the Czech Republic. Most hedgehogs were admitted in September (25.30%) and October (22.14%), the fewest in March (0.96%). Most admitted hedgehogs were hoglets (59.49%). The treatment was successful in 44.39% of admitted hedgehogs; those were subsequently released into the wild. On average, they stayed in rescue centers for 48.77 days (median of 30 days). Death or euthanasia was an outcome for 25.27% and 3.15% of admitted hedgehogs, respectively. Only 0.59% of the hedgehogs remained in captivity with a permanent handicap. The highest release rate was achieved in hedgehogs admitted after falls into pits and other openings (83.19%), whereas the least success was achieved in poisoned hedgehogs (13.21%). An increasing trend (rSp = 0.9273, p < 0.01) was found in the number of hedgehogs admitted to rescue centers during the monitored period. Furthermore, not all of them required human care. Given the fact that less than a half of the admitted hedgehogs could be released, raising public awareness of this issue could help to avoid unnecessary interventions (especially in hoglets).
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