The Secret Sound that Hedgehogs Hear

From Wild Stories by Elliot Connor

March 19, 2026 · 24 min · Season 1 · Episode 19

About this episode

Dr. Sophie Lund Rasmussen discusses her research on hedgehogs and their declining population in the UK.

Hedgehog numbers in the UK have fallen from 30 million to less than 1 million since mid-last century. Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen is fixing that. She followed them around for a year peering into people's gardens to see where they went. She dissected hundreds peeled off roads to learn how long they lived. Now she's learning to communicate with them and keep them safe using sounds no one can hear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Elliot Connor

Guest: Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen

Topics covered

hedgehogs
conservation
animal communication
wildlife research
nature

Keywords

hedgehogs
UK wildlife
animal communication
conservation
research

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Places: UK