Nine rare hazel dormice to be released in wild after successful health checks

Health checks are carried out on hazel dormice as part of conservation efforts to help reintroduce populations back into woodlands (ZSL/PA) - (ZSL)

Nine rare hazel dormice will be released into the wild next month following a successful health screening test.

Each of the tiny “charming” mammals, three of which were born at Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, received health checks from the Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance Team (DRAHS).