Support hedgehogs in spring and fall
vostel.de
- 5 Minute Volunteering
- Animal Welfare
About the volunteering opportunity
What is this commitment about?
In times when food is scarce, such as spring after hibernation or in the fall before winter, it can be difficult for hedgehogs to find enough food. Weakened animals are then dependent on support. With attention and the right action, you can help them.
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What are 5-minute commitments?
With our 5-minute commitments, we want to inspire you to easily integrate commitment into your everyday life. They are independent of charitable organizations and enable you to make an individual commitment to people and nature in your neighbourhood.
Your Tasks
Keep a close eye on hedgehogs in your area.
- If you see a hedgehog that is out and about during the day, looks very thin (pear-shaped stature) or has sunken eyes, you should take action.
- In this case, contact Pro Igel and get professional advice.
- After consultation, you can provide the hedgehog with a small portion of suitable food, for example a plate of oatmeal.
Targeted supplementary feeding can also be useful in other phases when natural food is scarce, but always in an informed and responsible manner.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity you don't need any German skills.
You don't need any previous knowledge. If you are unsure whether a hedgehog needs help, the best place to find out is Pro Igel, where you can get reliable information.
Time required
Once
You can make this commitment in just a few minutes.
Important notice
Never give hedgehogs milk. Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant. Milk can cause severe pain and, in the worst case, be life-threatening.
Location
This project is location independent.
vostel.de
We are a social enterprise from Berlin with a big dream: We want a world in which everyone contributes to a better and more sustainable future according to their possibilities and regardless of time budget, language or previous knowledge. For this purpose, we gather on vostel.de numerous engagement offers from non-profit organizations that are looking for volunteers. By doing this, we show concrete possibilities for action in order to become socially active and would like to motivate above all the younger generations to get involved for a better world.