Did you know that a hedgehog can cover around 1-2km every night around your local area? There's so much we don't know about the prickly little things, and now, an Irish college wants your help to get more information.
The gang at NUI Galway have just launched the second Irish Hedgehog Survey for the summer and they want people all around the country to get involved.
Researchers are asking volunteers to place ten footprint tunnels, a small tunnel made from corrugated plastic containing two sheets of paper and ink in the centre to capture the footprints of the hedgehogs, within a 1 kilometre square area for five nights and check them each morning for signs of hedgehogs. Families, individuals and local community groups from all over Ireland are being asked to get involved with the project.
Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Elaine O'Riordan from the Zoology School of Natural Science at NUI Galway joined Dermot and Dave to explain how the project will work, what they're hoping to learn and had some helpful tips on everything from what to feed them to what to do if you see a hedgehog during the day.
You can find out more by checking out the Irish Hedgehog Survey website.
And you can hear Elaine explain all by clicking play below:
