Scientist handling a pregnant female hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) that had been caught in a trap. This hedgehog will be relocated to protect ground

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Scientist handling a pregnant female hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) that had been caught in a trap. This hedgehog will be relocated to protect ground nesting birds, whose eggs hedgehogs prey on. Photographed in North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

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Photo credit: © DAVID WOODFALL IMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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