11002-13401 European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) while keeping hedgehogs as pets is opposed by most people, some New Zealanders do rescue and care for sick or orphaned hedgehogs, releasing them again in a month or two, once they have put on condition. Here Ellen Ross helps feed several hedgehogs, that her mother Patricia McKibben has taken in for the winter. Dunedin *
DSCN 5858 European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) a young animal fresh out of hibernation, scavenging an early lamb carcass in broad daylight. Wanaka *
DSCN 5862 European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) a young animal fresh out of hibernation, scavenging an early lamb carcass in broad daylight. Wanaka *
