Human impact is taking its toll on Maltese hedgehogs.

The spread of construction and new buildings in green areas is causing Malta’s hedgehog population to become inbred, according to Nature Trust Malta.
Vince Attard, the CEO of the organisation that cares for injured wildlife, said they had noticed this worrying trend which is leading to increased health problems among the hedgehogs that come to their treatment centre.
“Before, when there were less buildings, there were what we call natural corridors, which would allow hedgehogs to move between villages, for example from Marsaxlokk they would go to Marsascala or Żejtun,” Attard said.
“Now we are cutting off the connections between green areas, which causes a lot of interbreeding because the community continues to mate with the same individuals in the area.”
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[@lynnmicallef7422]

Shocking! They need to be made a protected species and have areas , space protected with no building allowed.
Come on malta .
Protect your wildlife!
Start protecting Malta and its wildlife. Instead of giving everything to overseas developers !

[@johnabela932]

TOM have you sent this video to "Malta Planning Authority" . What a sad state of affairs.