Kampf um jedes Gramm Körpergewicht – das dramatische Leben in einer Igel-Station

80 bis 100 Igel pro Jahr, viele kurz vor dem Tod: Eine Frau aus dem Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach kämpft täglich gegen Parasiten, Krankheiten und den Klimawandel. Ein Blick in eine Igel-Station, die längst an ihre Grenzen gekommen ist.

von Dominik Hopperdietzel

Zwischen Katzenfutter, Spielzeugen und Zeitungspapier dürfen kranke Igel in Schmidmühlen wieder fit werden.

Bild: Petra Hartl

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