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    Hedgehogs now absent from large areas of the countryside, finds research 

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    Hedgehog decline: Are badgers to blame?

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    Leading scientist urges government to consider badger cull alternatives

    A protester dressed in a badger costume takes part in a demonstration against badger culling outside the High Court in London on August 21, 2014. Badger cull protesters gathered outside the High Court in London to await the decision on the Badger Trust's legal challenge over the government's badger cull policy.  AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT        (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)
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