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New project uses artificial intelligence to save declining hedgehog population

Volunteers are urged to help as number of creatures in rural areas drops by up to 70 per cent

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The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) will utilise artificial intelligence (AI) to track hedgehogs
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The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) will utilise artificial intelligence (AI) to track hedgehogs

A new three-year, high-tech pilot project has been launched to give an insight into declining rural hedgehog numbers. The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) will utilise sophisticated, cutting-edge...

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