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The european hedgehogs scientific name is erinaceus europaeus.
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/84114
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/hedgehog-erinaceus-europaeus.html
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/european-hedgehog

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What is the species native geographical location/habitat?

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What is the species native geographical location/habitat?

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The european hedgehogs native location is Europe and their native habitat is usually in forests that are dry and don't have a bunch of trees. They are european hedgehogs because that's where they are from.
https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/mammals/european-hedgehog/#:~:text=The%20Western%20European%20hedgehog%20is,farmland%2C%20to%20parks%20and%20gardens.
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Erinaceus_europaeus/
https://lafeber.com/vet/basic-information-sheet-european-hedgehog/

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What is the species invaded geographical location/habitat?

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What is the species invaded geographical location/habitat?

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The european hedgehogs invaded New Zealand and have spread out into different habitats. They mostly spread out into woodlands and other kinds of forests because that is the habitat they mosly fit into.
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/84114#:~:text=Native%20range%3A%20Erinaceus%20europaeus%20(hedgehogs,very%20frosty%20or%20wet%20habitats.
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Erinaceus_europaeus/
https://lafeber.com/vet/basic-information-sheet-european-hedgehog/

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European headgehogs were brought to New Zealand by humans, meaning they didn't go there by themselves.The species was introduced to New Zealand because settlers wanted to be reminded of their homeland, but later on more were being introduced because they got rid of pests.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests/hedgehogs/#:~:text=Hedgehogs%20were%20first%20brought%20to,slugs%2C%20snails%20and%20grass%20grubs.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03014223.1975.9517886
https://www.pestdetective.org.nz/culprits/hedgehog/

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Was the introduction intentional or accidental? Explain.

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Was the introduction intentional or accidental? Explain.

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The introduction was intentional because as I said before, humans brought them to New Zealand and they did it for a reason. They brought the species there to make people feel more comfortable, and then they realized that european hedgehogs could do more than that. They got rid of garden pests and that would help many people, so they brought more.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests/hedgehogs/#:~:text=Hedgehogs%20were%20first%20brought%20to,slugs%2C%20snails%20and%20grass%20grubs.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03014223.1975.9517886
https://www.pestdetective.org.nz/culprits/hedgehog/

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What is the species impact on the ecosystem?

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What is the species impact on the ecosystem?

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The species impact on the ecosystem is negative and positive. As I said before, they get rid of unwanted pests and that is a positive impact. They have a negative impact because they are also pests. They eat the eggs of birds and that may not be good for the ecosystem.
https://www.pestdetective.org.nz/culprits/hedgehog/#:~:text=Hedgehogs%20have%20a%20negative%20impact,large%20numbers%20of%20native%20invertebrates.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests/hedgehogs/#:~:text=Here%20is%20a%20summary%20of,variety%20of%20ground%2Dnesting%20birds.
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Europeweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Europe32.htm

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How can we prevent more invasions from this organism?

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How can we prevent more invasions from this organism?

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We can prevent more invasions from this organism by moving them out or letting some of them die out so that New Zealand is not a location they can stay at.  Moving them out will lessen the population of them, and then less will move in. They could also hunt them and kill them until there is not a lot left.
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Europeweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Europe32.htm
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/mbpjg8/new-zealand-says-millions-of-mammals-must-die-but-no-ones-sure-how-to-kill-them
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/07/new-zealand-invasives-islands-rats-kiwis-conservation/
(These links are not talking specifically about the hedgehogs but they are telling me how they prevent more invasions of unwanted pests)