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Robot mowers damage biodiversity and harm many creatures, including hedgehogs, according to German conservationists. Some of them are calling for a ban on nighttime mowing.

Conservationists and scientists in Germany have called for a ban on the nighttime use of robot mowers in order to protect hedgehogs, with a study showing that many of the animals die after being lacerated by the devices.

According to the study from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, almost half of the 370 hedgehogs that were examined after being cut by the mowers' blades died of their injuries or had to be put down.

Hedgehogs are particularly in danger from mowers operating at night, as the animals are nocturnal feeders and do not flee when in danger, instead relying on their spines as defense — an inadequate protection against the sharp metal blades of a robotic mowing machine.

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[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Mowers running in the middle of the night while people are sleeping? Maybe changing the time of day that they run would benefit everyone, especially cute little hedgehogs.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Tja@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

And by very quiet, imagine this: my neighbor has one and I can't hear it standing 5m from it.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

I was thinking mowing at night is the worst time because the morning dew would promote mold growth while the blades of grass are most damaged. But I'm just making shit up.

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It make sense to do that and also to inspect your yard before a mow.

I would have thought that night is a prime time for automatic mowing, as there is less energy demand, but a timer on the mower charging station can solve that.

I was also originally thinking that people at night to reduce smog, but that is an issue more attributed to gas mowers.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Night mowing is good if people have grass allergies

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 points 1 month ago

I was going to argue that it would not matter since the robot is mowing, but mowing at the beginning of the evening would mean a whole night before you have to deal with it.

One could set it for when they leave for work.