Sainsbury A W, Cunningham A A, Morris P A, Kirkwood J K, Macgregor S K
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park.
Vet Rec. 1996 Jan 20;138(3):61-5. doi: 10.1136/vr.138.3.61.
Thirteen wild caught juvenile hedgehogs were treated and overwintered in a rehabilitation centre and 12 were released into the wild and monitored by radiotelemetry. Clinical examinations were carried out before they were released and twice afterwards, and any hedgehogs found dead were examined post mortem. The health of the animals was generally good but dental disease, obesity and minor injuries were common. One hedgehog died before it was released and had cardiovascular and respiratory lesions, and one was euthanased 28 days after its release and had verminous enteritis and parasitic bronchitis. Three hedgehogs were killed by badgers, two were killed by road traffic and four were known to have survived when the study ended.
13只野生捕获的幼年刺猬在一个康复中心接受治疗并越冬，其中12只被放归野外并通过无线电遥测进行监测。在放归前以及放归后两次进行了临床检查，任何被发现死亡的刺猬都进行了尸检。动物的健康状况总体良好，但牙齿疾病、肥胖和轻伤很常见。一只刺猬在放归前死亡，有心血管和呼吸系统病变，一只在放归28天后被安乐死，患有蠕虫性肠炎和寄生性支气管炎。3只刺猬被獾咬死，2只被道路交通致死，研究结束时已知有4只存活。
