▁species ▁as ▁Le ast ▁Conc ern ▁and ▁currently ▁the ▁population ▁as ▁St able . ▁In ▁some ▁areas , ▁they ▁are ▁common ▁vict ims ▁of ▁road ▁k ills ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁h unted ▁by ▁dogs , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁S ardin ia . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁new ▁B iod iversity ▁Action ▁Plan ▁( B AP ) ▁[ launch ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ] ▁included ▁the ▁European ▁h edge h og ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁species ▁and ▁habit ats ▁in ▁Britain ▁that ▁need ▁conservation ▁and ▁greater ▁protection . ▁ ▁In ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Poland , ▁h edge h ogs ▁are ▁protected ▁by ▁law . ▁It ▁is ▁illegal ▁to ▁capture ▁or ▁hurt ▁them , ▁but ▁the ▁housing ▁of ▁under weight ▁h edge h ogs ▁found ▁outside ▁during ▁winter ▁is ▁accepted . ▁ ▁H edge h ogs ▁are ▁protected ▁in ▁all ▁European ▁countries ▁which ▁have ▁signed ▁the ▁Ber ne ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁European ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Natural ▁Hab itats . ▁ ▁A ▁low ▁coverage ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁gen ome ▁of ▁Er in ace us ▁europ ae us ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Broad ▁Institute ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M amm al ian ▁Gen ome ▁Project . ▁ ▁Status ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁ ▁Population ▁size ▁An ▁estimate ▁of ▁ 3 6 . 5 ▁million ▁by ▁Bur ton ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁ext rap ol ating ▁up ▁from ▁a ▁density ▁of ▁ 2 . 5 ▁animals / ha ▁(