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Hedgehogs at risk of disappearing

A quarter of the UK and British Isle's native species are endangered

The Manx Hedgehog Conservation Society is urging people to protect the Island's 'prickly pals'.

It comes after a UK report named the animal as one of eleven other native species to be under threat in the British Isles.

The charity says it's seen a rise in the number of hedgehogs being killed on roads after the coronavirus lockdown.

Charity founder Sandy Huyton says the decline could have serious effects in the future:

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