Overview

• On July 23, residents on Wackerstraße in Offenburg found a sack containing a mother hedgehog and six juveniles outside a private home.
• Under the Federal Nature Conservation Act, removing hedgehogs from their nest or habitat is illegal because they are designated as specially protected species.
• German hedgehogs have been classified as threatened on the Red List since 2024 amid significant population declines.
• Polizei Offenburg has opened an investigation and urged anyone who witnessed the incident to call 0781/21-2700.
• The identity of the individual who placed the hedgehog family in the sack remains unknown as authorities follow leads.