England’s first official “hedgehog crossing” road signs have been unveiled amid a battle to save the species.
About 150,000 hedgehogs are killed every year on roads across the country, with experts believing that these deaths are contributing to the animal’s decline in the UK.
It is feared there are just one million hedgehogs left in Britain, compared with 36 million in the 1960s.
Last month, Kingston council in south-west London installed four newly approved crossing signs in Old Malden after discovering the ward had become a surprise “stronghold” for hedgehogs, with about 100 of the animals in the area.
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I don’t think hedgehogs can read road signs.
