a day ago
Search for hedgehogs in bushland west of Sydney
A nature-lover went searching for the pest species after being tipped off a handful of animals were illegally released into the wild. Source: gabrielredback/TikTok
Video transcript
Alright, this is crazy, but apparently in this reserve, there are wild hedgehogs.
The story is, 3 years ago there used to be a guy that lived around here and he used to do illegal pet trading.
He used to have a bunch of animals that he shouldn't have had.
So when he decided to stop, he released the animals that he had into this reserve, including a few hedgehogs.
So the guy told me that every now and then he'd go for a walk at night and he would spot a hedgehog.
And to be honest, it's entirely possible that they are still out here thriving because the environment is perfect for them.
There's plenty of bugs, there's plenty of shelter, so there's no reason to assume that they wouldn't survive here.
Apparently, this guy also released alligator gar into this creek right here, which is just crazy.
Now, I'm not a fish expert, so I'm not sure if they would be able to survive here or not.
But stay tuned, guys, because tonight I'm gonna be coming back here and hopefully we'll get a chance to spot one of these animals.
Alright, we've come back to the bush and we're looking for that hedgehog.
It's picking down rain and it's freezing cold, but if the animals don't care, then why should we?
Uh, there's two parts we can go down there, we can go down.
I don't know why we decided to come on this day.
Alright, so you gotta.
You've got to look low in the bush.
So hedgehogs are nocturnal.
At nighttime they'll come out and they'll start foraging in the bush and this weather might not be ideal for me, but for a hedgehog, they really don't mind.
They actually prefer moisture because it's easier to search for bugs.
My friend that's very familiar with this bush, he told me that there's a homeless guy living here as well.
And we've just got to look low in the bushes.
With Alright, sorry to disappoint you guys, we came out here tonight and we could not find that hedgehog anywhere.
But just because we didn't find it, it doesn't mean that it's not out here.
So who knows, maybe in the future sometime, we'll come back and we'll try again.
