Updated 09 July 2002, 15.32

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The prickly creatures have been eating rare birds eggs, and the Scottish National Heritage (SNH) said this had to stop.

It had planned to kill 5,000 hedgehogs in the Western Isles - but animal rights campaigners went mad.

Now the SNH has agreed to discuss the matter with welfare groups first, although it's still considering the killings - called a 'cull'.

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They've promised to look into the possibility of moving the hedgehogs, instead of killing them.

			Fact File
	Hedgehog facts
		Have 2-6 babies at once
		Hibernate in sheds and compost heaps
		Can live to 5-6 years
		Can walk for two miles for food
		Good swimmers and climbers

Only a few hedgehogs were introduced to the island of South Uist in 1974.

But they have been breeding like mad and now the population is massive.

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