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Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus

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Jeff Gordon and I were wandering around the seriously disturbed habitat behind the airport hotel we stayed in outside of Budapest when a bizarre mammal about the size of an opossum crossed the path in front of us. There are seventeen species of hedgehog found across Europe, Asia, and Africa, the only places where hedgehogs are native.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? Change in Attitude. “I Change in Government Attitude. “I’d I’d wish for respect for what we do.”.

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