Hedgehog Named Darien Nature Center

And the DHS Senior Who Won the Darien Nature Center’s Hedgehog-Naming Contest Is …

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Darien High School senior Gaby Highton has won the Darien Nature Center’s recent naming contest. Highton’s suggestion beat out nearly 40 others that were submitted via Facebook and Instagram.  

— an announcement from Darien Nature Center

Darien Nature Center’s new hedgehog is a one-year-old African pygmy hedgehog that the Nature Center adopted from Tamara Sevigny, the owner of Southeastern CT Hedgehogs & Sugar Gliders in Lyme. Sevigny is a USDA licensed breeder and member of the International Hedgehog Association. Fun fact!