Hazel dormice are disappearing in the UK - meet the people who are trying to save them

Over 20 rare hazel dormice have been reintroduced to Leicestershire for the first time, creating the county’s only known population. Hazel dormice have declined nationally by 70% since 2000 and are considered extinct from 20 English counties since Victorian times.

Thursday 12 June 2025 08:56, UK

A landmark conservation effort, led by People’s Trust for Endangered Species, is part of ongoing conservation work to save native hazel dormice and aims to restore the tiny golden-coated mammals to their former range.
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