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Meet Scampi the hedgehog!
来认识一下小刺猬斯坎皮吧！
He may appear very cheery, but the spiky mammal was actually a bit unwell until recently.
它可能看起来很开心，但直到最近，这只带刺的哺乳动物实际上是有点不舒服的。
Scampi was brought into Wold's Hedgehog Rescue with they look after sick and injured animals.
斯坎皮被带到了世界刺猬救援组织，该组织主要负责照顾生病和受伤的动物。
The service is run by Ann from her back garden in Lancashire.
这项服务由安在她位于兰开夏郡的后花园提供。
She says she's been having to care for far more sick hedgehogs than usual.
安表示，她最近要照顾的刺猬比平时多得多。
"In the rural environment, there's an awful lot of use of pesticides and insecticides, and it's killing their food chain.
在农村环境中，会大量用到除害剂和杀虫剂，这破坏了刺猬的食物链。
When we say we feed them, we supplement feed them. Trust me, they would far rather have a caterpillar or a black beetle than a piece of cat food."
当我们说我们喂养它们的时候，我们使用的是补充饲料。相信我，它们宁愿吃毛毛虫或黑甲虫，也不愿吃一块猫粮。”
Overall, there's been a fall in hedgehog numbers which has been observed mainly in the countryside.
总的来说，刺猬的数量有所下降，主要是在农村地区。
There are lots of factors that could be affecting the hedgehog population, including the weather conditions, other animal and also climate change.
影响刺猬数量的因素有很多，包括天气条件、其他动物和气候变化。
However, exactly why hedgehog numbers are declining is something experts are still trying to figure out.
但专家们仍在试图弄清楚刺猬数量下降的确切原因。
Luckily for Scampi, being in Ann's care means he's now back to his energetic self and will soon be ready to be released into the wild.
幸运的是，在安的照顾下，斯坎皮现在已经恢复了精力充沛的状态，很快就可以被放归野外了。
