Hedgehogs: Charity take steps to save a possible extinction (www.bbc.com)

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Hedgehog "backpacks" and a specially trained detection dog could be the key to protecting the tiny mammal as its population continues to fall across Europe.

A recently launched tracking project sees a small GPS device attached to a hedgehog's spine – resembling a backpack – as researchers try to piece together their movements.

As part of the process the first hedgehog detection dog for Ireland has been specially trained to help track them down.

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