On the first day of December, Claire and Paul Formosa were out for their evening walk but minutes later they were dashing back to their apartment in search of oven gloves. They were on a mission: saving a three-month-old hedgehog stuck in a deep hole in the garigue of Pembroke.
By mid-February, little December was no longer so little. Fed daily generous portions by the Formosas and their animal-loving neighbour, Anna Grech, he quickly became vertically challenged.
The couple called Nature Trust, the NGO in charge of rescuing the endangered species, and, after six weeks on a strict diet, December was fit and trim enough to be released back in the wild.
The Formosa family, Ms Grech and Times of Malta were invited by Nature Trust to witness the milestone event in December’s life. See video above.
For more information, call Nature Trust Malta rescue line: 9999 9505 or send an e-mail to info@naturetrust.org. For donation, send SMS on 5061 6135 (€1.16); 5061 7597 (€2.33); 5061 8196 (€4.66)