Table 4. The number and percentage of the total number of European hedgehogs admitted to rescue centers in the years 2010 to 2019 according to the reason for their admission.
| Reason for admission | Admitted hedgehogs (n = 16,967) | |
|---|---|---|
| number | % | |
| Hoglet | 10,170 | 59.49a |
| Exhaustion, starvation | 1,558 | 9.18b |
| Road and rail traffic | 614 | 3.62f |
| Awakened hibernator | 674 | 3.97d,e,f |
| Injury by another animal | 728 | 4.29d,e |
| Infections, parasites | 332 | 1.96g |
| Falls into pits | 232 | 1.37h |
| Injuries | 742 | 4.37d |
| Entanglement | 36 | 0.21i,j |
| Intrusion | 51 | 0.30i |
| Unnecessary capture | 623 | 3.67f |
| Takeover | 21 | 0.12j,k |
| Rescue transfer | 24 | 0.14j |
| Weather extremes | 30 | 0.18j,k |
| Poisoning | 53 | 0.30j |
| Other | 1079 | 6.36c |
a-jThe values with different superscript letters in a column are significantly different (p < 0.05).