Petition · past parliament
Increase protection offered to hedgehogs under the Wildlife and Countryside Act
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Increase the protection offered to the hedgehog under the Wildlife and Countryside Act by moving it to schedule 5, allowing the level of protection appropriate for such a keystone species in decline.
The hedgehog the has been added to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List for British Mammals. We want the government to take action to preserve this species and save it from extinction.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.