Duchess says hedgehog cull is senseless as second phase beginsBy Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent(Filed: 03/04/2004) The Duchess of Hamilton, the wife of Scotland's premier peer, yesterday condemned as "senseless" the plan to carry out a cull of hedgehogs in order to save birds.She accused the environment agency behind the scientific cull of failing to listen to expert advice and said experience had shown that the animals could be successfully relocated. The duchess with Hamish the Hedgehog Scottish Natural Heritage began a cull of hedgehogs in the Outer Hebrides last year because of the drastic effect they were having...