21. Wildlife Tracks Badgers use multiple burrows within thier home range, and they may not use the sameburrow more than once a month. References. Back To wildlife TRACKS Page . http://www.geocities.com/~pack215/badger.html

BADGER (Taxidea taxus) Enlarge Photo Tracks Listen To It! Badger Cubs Mass: 4 - 12 kg Length: to 30 in. (76 cm.) Biomes: Status: no special status. Range: The badger is found primarily in the great plains region of North America. The species has expanded its range greatly since the turn of the century, and it is now found as far east as Ontario, Canada. Hiker's Note: Badgers measure 520-875mm from head to tail, with the tail making up only 100-155 mm of this length. The body is flattened, and the legs are short and stocky. The fur on the back and flanks of the animal ranges from grayish to reddish. The ventrum is a buffy color. The face of the badger is distinct. The throat and chin are whitish, and the face has black patches. A white dorsal stripe extends back over the head from the nose. In northern populations, this stripe ends near the shoulders. In southern populations, however, it continues over the back to the rump. Badgers are solitary animals. Typical population density is about 5 animals per square kilometer. Males occupy larger home ranges than females (2.4 versus 1.6 square kilometers), but this species is not known to defend an exclusive territory. Badgers are mainly active at night, and tend to be inactive during the winter months. The badger is an excellent digging machine. Their burrows are constructed mainly in the pursuit of prey, but they are also used for sleeping. A typical badger den may be as far a 3 meters below the surface, contain about 10 meters of tunnels, and have an enlarged chamber for sleeping. Badgers use multiple burrows within thier home range, and they may not use the same burrow more than once a month.

22. Lancashire Badger Group Homepage This Endangered wildlife Netring site is owned by theLancashire badger Group Want to Join this Ring. http://www.geocities.com/lancashirebadgergroup/

LANCASHIRE BADGER GROUP A Member of the National Federation of Badger Groups, we are a group dedicated to the conservation and enjoyment of the protected European Badger (species Meles Meles) in this North-Western county of England. (Registered Charity number 1010893). Click on these links to find: General information about badgers Badgers in Lancashire do not have T.B. BADGERLINE : to report suspected sett tampering, cruelty, badger Traffic victims More about the Lancashire Badger Group and How to join us The Bovine Tuberculosis debate why northern badgers are still healthy A Badger Photo Gallery Some useful addresses and external links; the BADGER WEBRING , and other useful webrings Try our JUST FOR FUN page! Events diary Some badgery tales About BADGERS MERCHANDISE ... Children's Badger Paintings BADGERLINE You should first ring Police Emergency to report: on-going DIGGING AT A SETT, or cruelty incidents, or injured badgers Ring BADGERLINE if you: suspect BADGER DIGGING has taken place at a sett

23. Wildlife Webcam - Look Out For Badgers And Other Woodland Wildlife! cubs will not appear above ground until the end of April or the beginning of MayThe badger sett is Quartz Productions Makers of Countryside wildlife Videos. http://www.offwell.free-online.co.uk/badger1.htm

Promoting the British Countryside Home About us Conservation Education ... Sponsors Woodland Webcam Look out for Badgers at night and Roe deer during the day! Badgercam normally runs between 21.00 - 24.00 hrs BST Deercam runs at intervals during daylight hours (BST) Badgers are seen most frequently between 22.00 - 24.00 hrs BST. The badger sett is in the foreground. Scroll down the page to view previous images! This webcam is supported by: Quartz Productions Sutton Barton Holidays Countryside holidays in East Devon Copyrigh t All the information contact us first. Remember, if you are not

24. Cnet.windsor.ns.ca/Environment/Advocates/Anim/badger.html Badgers, Line Art US Fish and wildlife ServiceLine Art (Blackand-White Drawings) Current Information from the US Fishand wildlife Service Visit the US Fish and wildlife Service Home Page. http://cnet.windsor.ns.ca/Environment/Advocates/Anim/badger.html

25. British Wildlife Guide - Mammals, Badger NATURE. badger. Meles meles. Length 8095cm. Recognised by black-and-whitefacial stripes. Common, but unobtrusive and largely nocturnal http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/mammals_badger.html

Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. // Show bread crumbs navigation path. breadcrumbs('four'); //> WILDLIFE Mammals Birds Amphibians ... Fungi Frames not supported Frames not supported NATURE Badger Meles meles Length 80-95cm Recognised by black-and-white facial stripes. Common, but unobtrusive and largely nocturnal habits make it easy to overlook. With care, easily watched emerging from underground sett at dusk. Very fond of peanuts but slugs and earthworms important in natural diet. Found in mainland Britain and Ireland. makeButton("REFERENCE.HOME","R1") makeButtonNoSize("REFERENCE.HOME","R2") makeButton("REFERENCE.HOME","L1") makeButton("REFERENCE.HOME","L2") Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. servePixl("REFERENCE.HOME"); //accipter 1x1 pixel

26. Badger Crime and supports the work of the Met s Area wildlife Officers. He also maintains contactwith many conservation organisations, local badger groups, government http://www.met.police.uk/wildlife/badger.htm

home about news contact ... search Wildlife In this section Wildlife Crime Unit Badgers Birds Endangered Species Related items in other sections of the site Crime Prevention Useful external links National Federation of Badger Groups Badgers Although badgers are perceived to be one of Britain's best loved animals, the sad truth is that they have been persecuted by man for centuries. Shy creatures, they avoid contact with people and are seldom seen, living in underground setts and only emerging at night to feed. London and its surrounding countryside has its own badger population so crime against this animal is very much a concern of the Metropolitan Police Service. Because they are nocturnal animals, they are particularly vulnerable to disturbance in their setts during the day. Recent years have seen an upsurge in the old practices of badger digging and baiting. Badger baiting is a crime Badger diggers use dogs and spades to get badgers from their setts. The captured badgers are then attacked by dogs for "sport". Even if the badger survives the attack, it is likely to have suffered severe injuries and will ultimately be killed by the diggers. The dogs often receive serious injuries as well.

27. Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit: Badgers In the London area the Metropolitan Police wildlife Crime Unit has dealt with casesof badgers being shot and poisoned, as well as many instances of disturbance http://www.met.police.uk/wildlife/new site docs/docs/badger.htm

home about news contact ... search Wildlife Crime Unit Wildlife Crime Introduction MPS Wildlife Crime Unit Operation Charm Introduction Chinese Medicine The Shahtoosh Trade Taxidermy ... Endangered Species Protecting British Wildlife: Introduction Badgers Other Wild Mammals Wild Birds ... Exotic Species in the Wild Badgers The badger is one of Britain's best loved animals and is fully protected in law. Badgers live in social groups in underground setts where they sleep during the day, only emerging in the evening. They are shy creatures which avoid contact with people, but although they are seldom seen, badgers live in many places in the countryside surrounding London. For centuries badgers have been victims of persecution by man, and in the old days, badger baiting was a popular spectator sport. It was made illegal in 1835, but never completely died out and has become more common in the last 20 years or so. Badger diggers use dogs and digging equipment to take badgers from their setts. The captured badgers are then attacked by dogs for "sport" whilst the spectators gamble on the performance of the dogs. Large sums of money are often involved and it is usually the case that those involved in badger baiting are also involved in other serious crime, so the money used is often the proceeds of crime.

28. Wildlife Hospitals We are happy to list wildlife hospitals and badger Groups which havethe facilities and the skills/experience to deal with badgers. http://www.badgerland.co.uk/seeing/links/badgers/wildlife_hospitals.html

The Definitive On-Line Guide to Badgers in the UK HOME Search Site Map News ... Shops Search Search Site Map Seeing Badgers Seeing Wildlife Parks Badger Watch Badger Country ... Mutual "The world of badgers is in some ways analogous with the human world. Like us, their behaviour is greatly influenced by their need for homes and living space, and being social like we are, they too have their problems of learning how to live together ..... and with us" Ernest Neal Wildlife Hospitals Please note that these facilities vary widely in size and scope; and do not generally accept visitors. Secret World Secret World St Tiggywinkles http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk Leicester Wildlife Hospital http://www.leicswildlife.freeserve.co.uk - The Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital is a self funding charity dedicated to rescuing, repairing, rehabilitating and returning wildlife back to the wild (including Badgers). Derek Whitcher Derek Whitcher - Badger and Water Vole Consultant owns a badger rehabilitation unit which he (and Mrs W) have used to help over 300 hundred badgers over the past few years. For some pictures of what this looks like have a look at: http://www.badgersandwatervoles.co.uk/Voluntary.html

29. Badger - Environmental Issues Site - Wildlife Images Photo of a badger, from your About.com Environmental Issues guide site. Wildlifeimages. You are here About News Issues Environmental Issues. http://environment.about.com/library/natureimages/wildlife/blbadger.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Environmental Issues Home Essentials ... Glossary zau(256,152,180,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Activism Climate Change Energy Sources Election 2004 ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About Environmental Issues newsletter. Search Environmental Issues Badger Credit: US FWS/Photo by Gary M. Stolz From Lara JillRosenblith Your Guide to Environmental Issues Sign up for my Newsletter RATE THIS ARTICLE Would you recommend this article? Not at all Definitely Most Popular Pollution Images - images of pollution - About.com Environme... Environmental Issues Image Gallery - Environmental Issues S... Wasteful SUV Tax Loophole is Slap in the Face to Taxpayers Environmental Issues - Articles ... McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act What's Hot Dear EarthTalk - Week of 05/30/04 Feeling the Heat - The Day After Tomorrow Wildlife Images Index - Page 2 Video Clip - The Great Warming ... User Agreement

30. ThinkQuest : Library : The Living Africa Systems Currently there have not been any true fieldstudies completed on the ratelbadger. http//library.thinkquest.org/~16645/wildlife/honey_badger.shtml. http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/wildlife/honey_badger.shtml

Index Life Science Ecology The Living Africa This is an excellent educational site on the continent of Africa that teaches students about the people, the land, and the wildlife. There are too many topics to list, but not only can you go on a virtual safari, you can also send electronic post cards to friends, explore the Living Atlas, and take the Wildlife Conservation Challenge. Visit Site 1998 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Awards Second Place Languages English Students Debangsu International Community School of Abidjan (ICSA), Abidjan 06, Simon Ulenhof College, Doetinchem, Netherlands Jennifer Lebanon High School, Lebanon, NH, United States Coaches Sumita International Community School of Abidjan (ICSA), Abidjan 06, Vikas Ulenhof College, Doetinchem, Netherlands Nancy Lebanon High School, Lebanon, NH, United States Want to build a ThinkQuest site? The ThinkQuest site above is one of thousands of educational web sites built by students from around the world. Click here to learn how you can build a ThinkQuest site.

31. Welcome To WOOLWORTHS - Let's Have Some Fun Wildlife Badgers - In The Wild Wood badgers In The Wild Wood. In stock. Story Line. Of all the wild animals to befound in the British Isles, the badger is perhaps the most easily recognised. http://www.woolworths.co.uk/common/product.jhtml?pid=30024449

32. UK ANIMAL RESCUERS - UK WILDLIFE homepage.ntlworld.com/badger10/index.htm A wildlife animal site, dedicated to theprotection of the badger meles meles, one of the UKs best known mammals. http://www.animalrescuers.co.uk/html/ukwild.html

DIRECTORY PAGES ANIMALS Dogs Dog Breed Rescuers Cats Rabbits/Guineapigs ... Tortoises/Turtles RESCUERS UK Wildlife Centres National/International Non-UK sites CENTRES IN UK General North Middle South OTHERS Zoos Animal Rights Animal Behaviour Other Directories ... Miscellaneous Sites INFORMATION PAGES Homes Wanted General Notices Jobs/Volunteers Success Stories SITE ADMIN Add Your Site Link to Us Notices Form Site Search ... INTRO PAGE CONTACT US By using the Notices Form The Web Site for Everyone Interested in Animal Welfare UK WILDLIFE See also WILDLIFE CENTRES and BIRDS GENERAL British Wildlife Rescue Centre: Stafford, Staffordshire: http://www.thebwrc.co.uk A centre for the care and rehabilitation of sick and injured animals and birds based in Amerton Working Farm, Stowe by Chartley. On the Stafford - Uttoxeter Road. http://www.crru.org.uk : Operates the only full time specialist whale and dolphin rescue team in Scotland. Dorset Wildlife Rescue: http://www.dorsetwildliferescue.co.uk

33. Wildlife Watching Supplies - How To Photograph Badgers The National Federation of badger Groups, 2b Inworth Street, London, SW11 3EP. 0207350 2200. Kevin Keatley, wildlife Watching Supplies, Town Living Farmhouse http://www.wildlifewatchingsupplies.co.uk/photo_tips/badger1.htm

How To Photograph Badgers - by Wildlife Photographer Kevin Keatley To print this page please scroll to the bottom of the page and click I have photographed badgers for many years and over that time I've worked out ways to get better and closer pictures. I have outlined below some key points that I hope may help you do the same. Photographing badgers can be very challenging - fieldwork and technical; but when it all goes right it can be fantastic. I am always on a high when I've been lucky enough to see a badger and even higher if I've managed to take a picture. At times I have had to forget the camera and just watch when badger cubs have been too close to focus and adult badgers have been happily grooming and scratching just a few feet away. They have been so relaxed that for a moment I have felt part of the family. These are the types of pictures I want - natural, relaxed and eye to eye. Bring in some background with autumn leaves or blue bells to show the season and you have a whole picture, a moment intime. Equipment A short zoom lens is ideal, 28-70mm, 70 - 210mm or 75 - 300mm. I use a 28 - 70, 75-300mm, and a 200mm macro. These give the flexibility to frame the picture and crop out any distracting branches etc. It's also a great plus if you want to zoom in on anything as I did with the wood mouse.

34. Secret World Wildlife Rescue : All About Badgers All potentially suitable sites will be checked by an experienced badger worker DaeSasitorn, lastrefuge.co.uk and Angie Barber, The Secret World wildlife Rescue. http://www.secretworld.org/data/badger_updates.htm

[Adopt a Badger] Badger fact file Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Conservation ... Badger Protocol] BADGER UPDATES We are continually looking for new sites so anyone who feels they may have something suitable please contact Colin Seddon via Secret World. Previous updates: Storms Badgers release Badgers Kitchen crew Criteria for a badger release site. Suitable habitat Not near busy road No persecution Neighbours badger tolerant Diggable suitable terrain for badgers to construct own sett Adequate foraging Convenient for preparation, maintenance and post release monitoring Not too near other badger territory All potentially suitable sites will be checked by an experienced badger worker. [Adopt a Badger] Badger fact file Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Conservation ... broadband site New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset TA9 3PZ, UK Tel. : (44) (01278) 783250, Fax : (44) (01278) 793109 Website by Dae Sasitorn

35. Secret World Wildlife Rescue : All About Badgers ALL ABOUT badgerS. At Secret World wildlife Rescue Centre we are currentlycaring for 50 orphan badger cubs. These casualties once http://www.secretworld.org/data/badgers.htm

[Adopt a Badger] Badger fact file Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Conservation ... Badger Protocol] ALL ABOUT BADGERS At Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre we are currently caring for 50 orphan badger cubs. These casualties once they have been reared and become healthy balanced animals will need somewhere to be released. Because of fears of badgers carrying TB there is reluctance from many landowners to participate in our release programme. Because we are very aware of the "badgers and TB" issue we have established a testing programme, approved by DEFRA, RSPCA and NFBG to ensure that any badgers we release are free from this disease. All the cubs undergo 3 separate blood tests, the only test available to ascertain whether a live badger has TB or not, they are tattooed and identichipped to give us some idea of post release success. The help we need is with finding landowners with suitable sites to release badgers into. The location must be suitable for badgers and yet unoccupied; the terrain must be diggable, ideally with a vacant badger sett on it. There must be adequate foraging. Adjoining landowners need to be badger tolerant. There should not be any major roads near by. There must be no risk of persecution in the area of the site. All potentially suitable sites will be thoroughly checked. Anyone wishing to participate in our badger rearing and release programme either with a donation or by providing a release site should please contact either Colin Seddon on 01278 793814 (E-MAIL

36. Scottish Wildlife Trust : Species : Badger For further information see our badger Information Sheet. Latest Archive. Datesfor your diary Information on forthcoming events in wildlife conservation and http://www.swt.org.uk/what_we_do/species/badger.asp

site map a-z Become a member Make a donation ... Narrow Headed Ant Badger Water Vole Scottish Wildcat Chequered Skipper Butterfly Seals ... Pine Marten The Badger The badger is familiar to us all, but few people have actually seen one 'live' in the countryside. A large and powerful animal, the badger is strictly nocturnal and feeds on a wide range of roots, grubs and carrion. The often huge 'setts' where it lives are much easier to find, with their numerous tunnel entrances and mounds of excavated earth. The badger is still widespread throughout Scotland, including in urban areas, but the SWT believes that this very special mammal needs our protection and conservation whenever man's and badger's interests conflict. For further information see our Badger Information Sheet Latest Archive Dates for your diary Information on forthcoming events in wildlife conservation and the environment in Scotland...

37. Police999.com: Wildlife Law - Badger Crime with many conservation organisations, local badger groups, government departments,other police forces and individuals involved in wildlife protection as well http://www.police999.com/wildlife/badger1.html

WILDLIFE LAW Badger Crime Although badgers are perceived to be one of Britain's best loved animals, the sad truth is that they have been persecuted by man for centuries. Shy creatures, they avoid contact with people and are seldom seen, living in underground setts and only emerging at night to feed. London and its surrounding countryside has its own badger population so crime against the animal is very much a concern of the Metropolitan Police Service. Because they are nocturnal animals, they are particularly vulnerable to disturbance in their setts during the day. Recent years have seen an upsurge in the old practices of badger digging and baiting. Badger baiting is a crime Badger diggers use dogs and spades to get badgers form their setts. The captured badgers are then attacked by dogs for "sport". Even if the badger survives the attack, it is likely to have suffered severe injuries and will ultimately be killed by the diggers. The dogs often receive serious injuries as well. Badger baiting, like cock fighting, used to be a popular spectator sport. It was made illegal n 1835 but probably never died out in some country areas and has become more common in the last 20 years or so. It is a highly organised contest, usually held away from the sett, sometimes in towns or cities like London. At a baiting event spectators bet on the performance of the dogs against the badger, which is often disabled in some way before the baiting to give the dogs a better chance. In some parts of the country the badger population has been almost destroyed by the activities of diggers and baiters.

38. Badger Protection UK Wildlife Conservation Group, Binfield Badger Group Protecti badger protection UK wildlife conservation groups Binfield badger Group Berkshire.This page uses frames, but your browser doesn t support them. http://www.binfieldbadgers.org.uk/

This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them. This is the web site of the Binfield Badger Group, which works to protect badgers in Berkshire by increasing awareness of conservation by producing newsletters, holding regular meetings, attending many local events and giving talks to schools and other societies in Binfield and the surrounding area. The Group monitors badger activity at a number of setts in the County and liaises with Councils on any proposals which may have an impact on badgers and their habitat. The Group continues both the research into these curious animals of the dark and the education of local people, especially children, of the need to protect badgers, their setts and foraging grounds, so that future generations will have the joy of watching and learning about our British wildlife heritage.

39. Animal Aid : Wildlife : Badger Cull African countries via the Bern Convention, Europe s longeststanding wildlife treaty TheNational Federation of badger Groups has estimated that 80% of badgers http://www.animalaid.org.uk/campaign/wildlife/badger.htm

Home Campaigns Wildlife Special report: March 1999 SCAPEGOATING THE BADGER At the close of 1998, the Government began a badger 'research programme' that will result in the trapping and destruction of around 20,000 animals over the next five years. The killing of these animals - supposedly a protected species - is happening because farmers blame badgers for the escalating incidence of tuberculosis in their beef and dairy herds. Nearly 4,000 bovine TB cases were officially identified in 1998 in around 700 herds, an increase of 35% on the previous year. The UK's badger population is around 300,000. MAFF will trap and shoot 20,000 over the next five year. Meanwhile, some 50,000 are run over every year and another 10,000 fall prey to badger baiters. Farmers insist that badgers transmit the disease to cattle, and yet not even farmer-friendly MAFF has produced any convincing evidence. During the past 23 years, the Ministry has killed more than 20,000 badgers in a failed effort to halt bovine TB outbreaks. In fact, TB in cattle has been increasing since 1986, including in areas where badgers have been eliminated, or where they have been shown to be free of the disease. The new 'research' is once more aimed at getting evidence to frame the badger. Animals in ten 'reactive' areas will be killed if they have access to TB infected cattle farms. In ten other 'proactive' areas, every single badger will be slaughtered. In ten 'control' areas, all badgers will be spared so that the effects on cattle of doing nothing can be monitored. The victims will be trapped in cages (where they will often languish for hours), shot, dissected, tested for TB and then incinerated.

40. Animal Aid : Youth : Wildlife : Badgers For example, Boris the badger was trapped in a garage and frightened and hungry when hadeither escaped or had been released by vandals from a wildlife centre. http://www.animalaid.org.uk/youth/topics/wildlife/gmbadgers.htm

Great myths of our time 'Myth: Badgers are a great rural menace.' Badgers Badgers have come in for some bad press lately. In June they hit the headlines when a badger called Boris reportedly attacked and badly mauled a 67 year old Worcestershire man. The headline read "Bonkers badger maims five". This sparked a whole load of media hysteria about badgers being aggressive dangerous animals who roam the countryside attacking people, pets and livestock - as well as damaging property. One Conservative MP told the House of Commons that "in South West Wiltshire the badger population is out of control". A Farmers' Union of Wales representative said that "these animals are not cuddly bunnies. They are vicious killers". Fact: Badgers are not aggressive to humans In fact, wild badgers have an instinctive fear and usually steer clear of people. There is no record of a wild badger ever attacking anyone except when injured or trapped. For example, Boris the badger was trapped in a garage and frightened and hungry when he attacked. He was a domesticated animal who had either escaped or had been released by vandals from a wildlife centre.

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