Chris Grayling leads Tory drive to protect UK`s declining hedgehog populations
(WorldNews Environment)

MPs led by former transport secretary Chris Grayling are calling for new protections for hedgehogs` nesting sites to reverse decades of falling numbers. Mr Grayling has tabled an amendment to the government`s Environment Bill, which would mean hedgehogs are given the same level of protection as bats and badgers, requiring developers to look for hedgehogs on proposed sites and take action to reduce the impacts on them. The proposed amendment has the backing of 13...