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Briefing: ‘Les P'tits Kipik’: Inside a Paris suburb's unlikely hedgehog sanctuary

Strategic angle: This woman has transformed her home into a sanctuary for urban hedgehogs threatened by habitat fragmentation, cars and pesticides.

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Updated 19 days ago
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In a notable initiative, a resident of a Paris suburb has converted her home into a sanctuary for urban hedgehogs, addressing significant ecological challenges.

This sanctuary aims to mitigate the impacts of habitat fragmentation, which has been exacerbated by urban development and increasing vehicle traffic.

Additionally, the sanctuary seeks to protect these hedgehogs from the dangers posed by pesticides, which threaten their survival in urban environments.