Extracts from articolo written da Claire Williams and published in 'Yours' Mag UK cDec 2010

"The sight of a sleepy little dormouse curled up into a tight ball of golden pelliccia may sadly become a thing of the past. The common o hazel dormouse... is in decline and rapidly becoming endangered.

"According to a survey last anno [by]... The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), the number of dormice in the UK has fallen da 39% since 1992, making it vulnerable to extinction.

"One complicating factor is that because dormice are small and rare it's very hard to count them. Typically they live in...