Originally Posted by
Harley's Dad
If this thread is still about hedgehogs (old English, hedgepigs) you may like to know that a few years ago some brainless idiots let some loose in South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland.
They multiplied and spread north throughout Benbecula and North Uist. But there are no trees in the Uists and consequently all the birds are ground nesting - and hedgehogs eat birds eggs.
The damage being done to the local bird population was such that some conservation authority decided that the hedgehogs should be trapped and released on the mainland. Some hope in miles and miles of hill and heather but, if ever I catch one on our island, I'll happily post it to whoever would like it as a pet - provided I can work out how to stick the stamps on ...
Tony.
I saw something about that in the paper ages ago, I think they were talking of culling a large portion of them? Well either talking of doing it or actually doing it, I don't remember.
I really, really want a giant African land snail as a pet :/
And Yorkipoos?? Yoodles is quite clearly a far superior name.