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Wallonia bans robot lawn mowers at night to protect hedgehogs
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Wallonia bans robot lawn mowers at night to protect hedgehogs

So here's the thing - hedgehogs are nocturnal creatures that can't escape from robot mowers, and instead of fleeing, they just curl up into a ball where their spines become useless against the blades. The Walloon government has now introduced a ban on robot mowers between 6 PM and 9 AM to give these little guys a fighting chance. Now, there are two exceptions - sports facilities and safety-critical places like airports still get to use them whenever they need. And here's what I find really smart: they're also launching an information campaign to help municipalities, citizens, and companies understand the new rules, bringing some much-needed order to all the different local regulations that have popped up over the years.
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