Hi Jan-Marie, Nic,
Our patient was from a garden where the owner takes a keen interest in her prickly visitors and is anxiously awaiting his return, so as soon as the weather warms up he will be on his way home. Like you say Jan-Marie, it is not always possible to return them from where they came, often they are handed into vets for instance with no contact details left. I think the main concerns have been over large numbers being released into the grounds of stately homes, for example, where previously there were no hedgehogs. Although it might sound idyllic, there must be a reason why there were no local residents and the places from which they formerly resided have lost even more of their precious population.
Like you say Nic, the key is to make sure that if you take a hog to a carer make sure that you get it back, preferably by collecting it yourself if possible to save a carers valuable time.
