▁based ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁B AP ▁group , ▁that ▁includes ▁the ▁British ▁H edge h og ▁Pres ervation ▁Society , ▁pre - em inent ▁m amm al ▁e colog ist ▁Dr ▁Pat ▁Morris , ▁and ▁h edge h og ▁enthus iast ▁and ▁author ▁Hugh ▁War wick . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁they ▁produced ▁the ▁first ▁conservation ▁strategy ▁for ▁the ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁only ▁UK ▁training ▁course ▁on ▁h edge h og - friend ly ▁land ▁management , ▁surve ying ▁and ▁mit ig ation ▁for ▁profession als ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁developed ▁and ▁is ▁being ▁delivered ▁around ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁P T ES ▁also ▁supports ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁h edge h og ▁decl ine . ▁Some ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁joint ly ▁fund ed ▁with ▁B HP S . ▁ ▁S aving ▁C ats ▁and ▁D ogs ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁campaign ▁" S aving ▁Big ▁C ats ▁and ▁Wild ▁D ogs " ▁( short ened ▁to ▁" S aving ▁C ats ▁and ▁D ogs ") ▁was ▁launched . ▁This ▁is ▁based ▁around ▁a ▁website ▁that ▁provides ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁conservation ▁projects ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁wild ▁fel ids ▁and ▁can ids ▁that ▁are ▁all ▁supported ▁through ▁P T ES ▁grant ▁fund ing . ▁With ▁a ▁don ation ▁you ▁can ▁tw in ▁your ▁pet ▁cat ▁or ▁dog ▁with ▁a ▁wild ▁counter part . ▁ ▁Res erves ▁ ▁Br idd les ford ▁ ▁P T ES ▁own ▁and ▁manage ▁ 1 5 8 ▁hect ares ▁of