We released two more hogs as part of the release plan from the local hedgehog rescue place. They are just the ones that can't be placed back where they came from. The aim is to get a breeding population going in this hedgehog-friendly environment that can hopefully meet up with a second release site about a mile away as the hedgehog walks. For the first time a hog has come back to their temporary house after release. They are kept in a couple of days then the cage is removed and they are free to go - which they rapidly do. However after one night away one of the two released hogs turned up back in the house. Just in case it is contemplating hibernation and to keep it warm and safe in those circumstances we have moved the temporary house to the barn. Hopefully the trail camera will reveal whether the hog is still feeding or whether it has popped off to sleep for a while. The photo captures the hog returning to the release house and partaking of the food we left out.
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