Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.

This study aimed to assess the numbers of juvenile European hedgehogs admitted to rescue centers in the Czech Republic from the viewpoint of their weight on admission, the reason for their admission, and the success rate of their release back into the wild. The results of our study show varying leve...

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Autores principales:	Gabriela Lukesova, Eva Voslarova, Vladimir Vecerek
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0b361de54bd84fc58ad100b3e19f18302021-12-02T20:13:46ZJuvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0258273https://doaj.org/article/0b361de54bd84fc58ad100b3e19f18302021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258273https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This study aimed to assess the numbers of juvenile European hedgehogs admitted to rescue centers in the Czech Republic from the viewpoint of their weight on admission, the reason for their admission, and the success rate of their release back into the wild. The results of our study show varying levels of success in the rearing of hedgehogs admitted at different ages (weights) and a varying period required for their rehabilitation. The greatest chance of release was seen in hedgehogs with a weight on the admission of 500-599 g (64.22% released) and 400-499 g (63.31% released). In contrast, the smallest number of young hedgehogs successfully rehabilitated and released was seen in hoglets weighing 200-299 g (35.24% released) on admission, which corresponds to the weight of hedgehogs at the time of weaning. Time spent at a rescue center may pose an undesirable threat to the lives of animals in some categories. Hedgehogs weighing up to 99 g on admission spent the longest period time at rescue centers (a median of 48 days), while hedgehogs weighing 500-599 g on admission spent the shortest time (a median of 7 days). The majority of hedgehogs in the lowest weight categories were admitted due to their inability to survive on their own. A large percentage of hedgehogs of greater weight, in contrast, were juvenile hedgehogs brought to rescue centers needlessly. The percentage of released animals did not exceed 65%, however, even for entirely independent categories of older juveniles. From this perspective, the fact that hedgehogs are often brought to rescue centers in the belief that they are not self-sufficient young, though they are actually juvenile or even adult individuals that do not require human care, can be considered a significant finding.Gabriela LukesovaEva VoslarovaVladimir VecerekPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0258273 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Gabriela Lukesova Eva Voslarova Vladimir Vecerek Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.
description	This study aimed to assess the numbers of juvenile European hedgehogs admitted to rescue centers in the Czech Republic from the viewpoint of their weight on admission, the reason for their admission, and the success rate of their release back into the wild. The results of our study show varying levels of success in the rearing of hedgehogs admitted at different ages (weights) and a varying period required for their rehabilitation. The greatest chance of release was seen in hedgehogs with a weight on the admission of 500-599 g (64.22% released) and 400-499 g (63.31% released). In contrast, the smallest number of young hedgehogs successfully rehabilitated and released was seen in hoglets weighing 200-299 g (35.24% released) on admission, which corresponds to the weight of hedgehogs at the time of weaning. Time spent at a rescue center may pose an undesirable threat to the lives of animals in some categories. Hedgehogs weighing up to 99 g on admission spent the longest period time at rescue centers (a median of 48 days), while hedgehogs weighing 500-599 g on admission spent the shortest time (a median of 7 days). The majority of hedgehogs in the lowest weight categories were admitted due to their inability to survive on their own. A large percentage of hedgehogs of greater weight, in contrast, were juvenile hedgehogs brought to rescue centers needlessly. The percentage of released animals did not exceed 65%, however, even for entirely independent categories of older juveniles. From this perspective, the fact that hedgehogs are often brought to rescue centers in the belief that they are not self-sufficient young, though they are actually juvenile or even adult individuals that do not require human care, can be considered a significant finding.
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author	Gabriela Lukesova Eva Voslarova Vladimir Vecerek
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title	Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.
title_short	Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.
title_full	Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.
title_fullStr	Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.
title_full_unstemmed	Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.
title_sort	juvenile european hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) at rescue centers and their release rate depending on their weight on admission.

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