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A new motorway is using hamsters to help the environment.

Hamsters are good for other animals and plants in the area.

The motorway, which is close to Strasbourg, is 24 kilometres long.

It was built after 40 years of local opposition.

And new rules made the builders take action for the environment.

European hamsters help other animals and plants to do well.

The number of hamsters is a sign of a healthy environment.

PhD student Timothée Gérard explains:

Populations fell, and in 2020 they went on the red list.

Vinci Autoroutes, which built the motorway, wants to help numbers increase.

Arnaud Guillemin's their environmental manager.

Arnaud Guillemin: "As it's a protected species, we have very low populations.

Wheat's the main food for European hamsters.

This made them a great animal to introduce.

Experts focus on helping these hamsters do well.

They think carefully about how to help them.

Celia Schappler's managing their introduction.

Celia Schappler: "We will release them in lines, alternating between male and female.

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