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We are the Definitive On-Line Guide to Badgers in the UK. We campaign to protect badgers. We are 100% against all forms of animal cruelty. We educate people about the needs of badgers. We run a free Ask an Expert service to help people with badger issues.
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We have published a short leaflet about badger crime. It contains some info about what you need to look for and what to take note of to help the police get badger diggers/baiters arrested. Here is the free download: www.badgerland.co.uk/downloads/ba...
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RIP Jane Goodall
This clip will never NOT make me cry
This clip will never NOT make me cry
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
RIP Jane Goodall
This clip will never NOT make me cry
This clip will never NOT make me cry
Michael Watt, 37, of Marl Hill Crescent, Preston used Harris Hawk +ferrets to hunt game at the Bolton Abbey in NYorks was handed 10-year criminal behaviour order. Also banned from keeping birds of prey or ferrets, plus restrictions on hunting and entering land www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man with hawk sentenced for poaching on Bolton Abbey estate
Police say the case was
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September 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Michael Watt, 37, of Marl Hill Crescent, Preston used Harris Hawk +ferrets to hunt game at the Bolton Abbey in NYorks was handed 10-year criminal behaviour order. Also banned from keeping birds of prey or ferrets, plus restrictions on hunting and entering land www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Did you know #badgers LOVE water? One of our cubs decided to cool off in the pool. The message from our cubs is Stay Cool! 😎
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Did you know #badgers LOVE water? One of our cubs decided to cool off in the pool. The message from our cubs is Stay Cool! 😎
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather
#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social
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How do weather and seasons affect European badger activity?
By studying movement patterns, researchers identified variability with sex, age and body condition.
Learn more👉 tinyurl.com/36aufmn9
Coauthored by Julius Bright Ross, David Macdonald, Chris Newman & Christina Buesching. @biology.ox.ac.uk
By studying movement patterns, researchers identified variability with sex, age and body condition.
Learn more👉 tinyurl.com/36aufmn9
Coauthored by Julius Bright Ross, David Macdonald, Chris Newman & Christina Buesching. @biology.ox.ac.uk
July 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
How do weather and seasons affect European badger activity?
By studying movement patterns, researchers identified variability with sex, age and body condition.
Learn more👉 tinyurl.com/36aufmn9
Coauthored by Julius Bright Ross, David Macdonald, Chris Newman & Christina Buesching. @biology.ox.ac.uk
By studying movement patterns, researchers identified variability with sex, age and body condition.
Learn more👉 tinyurl.com/36aufmn9
Coauthored by Julius Bright Ross, David Macdonald, Chris Newman & Christina Buesching. @biology.ox.ac.uk
Sick-minded convicted paedophile (Brandon Robb, 28) has been jailed for hunting and killing animals www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... he has 31 previous convictions, and only gets 1 year in jail this time plus a lifetime ban on keeping animals
Convicted paedophile jailed for hunting and killing animals
Brandon Robb has been banned from owning animals after posting videos of his wildlife crimes on social media.
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July 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Sick-minded convicted paedophile (Brandon Robb, 28) has been jailed for hunting and killing animals www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... he has 31 previous convictions, and only gets 1 year in jail this time plus a lifetime ban on keeping animals
Pleased that poisonous lead ammunition is to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales - www.theguardian.com/environment/... but why does the ban on toxic lead take so long to bring in?
Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales
Exclusive: Restrictions on ammunition containing toxic metal to be phased in over three years from 2026
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July 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Pleased that poisonous lead ammunition is to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales - www.theguardian.com/environment/... but why does the ban on toxic lead take so long to bring in?
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More proof of NE error
End the badger slaughter now! 💪🦡🦡
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More proof of NE error
End the badger slaughter now! 💪🦡🦡
@wildjustice.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@bobelliot.bsky.social
@wildlifeguardian.co.uk @moorlandmonitors.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social
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July 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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More proof of NE error
End the badger slaughter now! 💪🦡🦡
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@wildlifeguardian.co.uk @moorlandmonitors.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social
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More proof of NE error
End the badger slaughter now! 💪🦡🦡
@wildjustice.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@bobelliot.bsky.social
@wildlifeguardian.co.uk @moorlandmonitors.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social
@btrust.bsky.social
@protecttgewild.bsky.social
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... ‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used by government to justify killings | The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... ‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used by government to justify killings | The Independent
‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used to justify killings
‘Justification for lethal control to date appears to have been based on basic statistical oversight,’ says study
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June 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... ‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used by government to justify killings | The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... ‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used by government to justify killings | The Independent
Unauthorised beaver releases are happening across England, says the BBC , but many people are saying "What's not to like about this?" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... with 000s in the wild, beavers are now a legally protected species in England
Beaver activists claim they are 'doing God's work'
An underground network illegally releases beavers but farmers say it can lead to trouble.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Unauthorised beaver releases are happening across England, says the BBC , but many people are saying "What's not to like about this?" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... with 000s in the wild, beavers are now a legally protected species in England
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Guest blog in the series on Walshaw Moor and the daft proposals for a massive windfarm there markavery.info/2025/06/20/g... , this is another by Kate Haslegrave
#waders #climate turbines
#waders #climate turbines
June 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Guest blog in the series on Walshaw Moor and the daft proposals for a massive windfarm there markavery.info/2025/06/20/g... , this is another by Kate Haslegrave
#waders #climate turbines
#waders #climate turbines
We have just built a new video so people can hear what a badger sounds like when it is chittering ... here is the video so you can all hear what is happening... youtu.be/atjbrORlG5E?... The video explains all; but the link shows where you can get more information on all the calls badgers make.
Badgers Chittering away as a male badger tries to become over familiar with a female badger
YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk
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June 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We have just built a new video so people can hear what a badger sounds like when it is chittering ... here is the video so you can all hear what is happening... youtu.be/atjbrORlG5E?... The video explains all; but the link shows where you can get more information on all the calls badgers make.
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Guest blog - Midhope track (success!) by Bob Berzins.
Blog: markavery.info/2025/05/24/g...
A determined individual can get the right outcome in the end - but it shouldn't be so hard to get public bodies to do their jobs.
@peakdistrict.bsky.social #naturalengland @tonyjuniper.bsky.social #defra
Blog: markavery.info/2025/05/24/g...
A determined individual can get the right outcome in the end - but it shouldn't be so hard to get public bodies to do their jobs.
@peakdistrict.bsky.social #naturalengland @tonyjuniper.bsky.social #defra
May 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Guest blog - Midhope track (success!) by Bob Berzins.
Blog: markavery.info/2025/05/24/g...
A determined individual can get the right outcome in the end - but it shouldn't be so hard to get public bodies to do their jobs.
@peakdistrict.bsky.social #naturalengland @tonyjuniper.bsky.social #defra
Blog: markavery.info/2025/05/24/g...
A determined individual can get the right outcome in the end - but it shouldn't be so hard to get public bodies to do their jobs.
@peakdistrict.bsky.social #naturalengland @tonyjuniper.bsky.social #defra
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Thanks to all those who promoted this petition and to the 100,000+ who signed it, keeping this issue in the public & political eye.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #ClimateCrisis
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #ClimateCrisis
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Debate on banning driven grouse shooting: 30 June 2025, Westminster
Wild Justice’s most recent petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting recently passed the 100,000 signatures required to trigger a parliamentary debate in Westminster. The date of t…
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May 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Thanks to all those who promoted this petition and to the 100,000+ who signed it, keeping this issue in the public & political eye.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #ClimateCrisis
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/24/d...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #ClimateCrisis
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Zoo welfare standards for Britain get first update since 2012 - the new rules for zoos and aquariums include guidance on elephant enclosures and a ban on touching fish www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Zoo welfare standards for Britain get first update since 2012
New rules for zoos and aquariums include guidance on elephant enclosures and ban on touching fish
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May 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Zoo welfare standards for Britain get first update since 2012 - the new rules for zoos and aquariums include guidance on elephant enclosures and a ban on touching fish www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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When "Wally" met "Rosé"🥰🦡
Rosé was able to be introduced to Wally, who had fully recovered from his difficult start and was desperate for a friend. If you haven't been enjoying our nightly badger cub antics via our wildlife webcams, follow the link, today - wildlifeaid.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/
Rosé was able to be introduced to Wally, who had fully recovered from his difficult start and was desperate for a friend. If you haven't been enjoying our nightly badger cub antics via our wildlife webcams, follow the link, today - wildlifeaid.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/
May 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When "Wally" met "Rosé"🥰🦡
Rosé was able to be introduced to Wally, who had fully recovered from his difficult start and was desperate for a friend. If you haven't been enjoying our nightly badger cub antics via our wildlife webcams, follow the link, today - wildlifeaid.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/
Rosé was able to be introduced to Wally, who had fully recovered from his difficult start and was desperate for a friend. If you haven't been enjoying our nightly badger cub antics via our wildlife webcams, follow the link, today - wildlifeaid.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/
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Natural England ignored its own science and approved more badger culls—now it’s heading to court. A judge has granted a legal challenge over the 2024 licences, which defied expert advice. This could finally hold them to account.
May 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Natural England ignored its own science and approved more badger culls—now it’s heading to court. A judge has granted a legal challenge over the 2024 licences, which defied expert advice. This could finally hold them to account.
Plans for a new zoo, to be run by bosses of the former South Lakes Safari Zoo, of which there were long-running welfare concerns, have been turned down. Proposals for the Tebay site, were rejected by the Yorkshire Dales NPA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cumbria South Lakes safari bosses refused new zoo site
Plans for a new zoo near Tebay are refused over visual impact and unauthorised building work.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Plans for a new zoo, to be run by bosses of the former South Lakes Safari Zoo, of which there were long-running welfare concerns, have been turned down. Proposals for the Tebay site, were rejected by the Yorkshire Dales NPA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) spearing a fish at the Brockholes wildlife reserve near the M6 at Preston www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yb... #birds #wildlifephotography #greyheron #heron #ardeaalba #brockholes
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) spearing a fish at the Brockholes wildlife reserve near the M6 at Preston
YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk
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May 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) spearing a fish at the Brockholes wildlife reserve near the M6 at Preston www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yb... #birds #wildlifephotography #greyheron #heron #ardeaalba #brockholes
Short video showing the tall and slender Great White Egret (Ardea alba) going fishing at the Brockholes wildlife reserve www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VE... #birds #wildlifephotography #greatwhiteegret #egret #ardeaalba #brockholes
The tall and slender Great White Egret (Ardea alba) goes fishing at Brockholes wildlife reserve
YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk
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May 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Short video showing the tall and slender Great White Egret (Ardea alba) going fishing at the Brockholes wildlife reserve www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VE... #birds #wildlifephotography #greatwhiteegret #egret #ardeaalba #brockholes
Sand Martins (Riperia riperia) filmed at 100 fps, showing them in slow motion at Brockholes bird reserve near Preston from the 4th May 2025 = www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCF... #birds #wildlifephotography #sandmartins #brockholes
Sand Martins (Riperia riperia) in slow motion at Brockholes bird reserve near Preston on 4 May 2025
YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk
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May 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Sand Martins (Riperia riperia) filmed at 100 fps, showing them in slow motion at Brockholes bird reserve near Preston from the 4th May 2025 = www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCF... #birds #wildlifephotography #sandmartins #brockholes
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It just gets worse and worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planning bill could allow developers to build without replacing local nature
Green spaces created to offset removal of others may not have to be in same county, sources at Defra say
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It just gets worse and worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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2 feisty little badger cubs rescued from a manhole on Saturday tea-time, with Huddersfield Badger group🦡🦡
Both released back to their sett nearby, making us late to give my presentation about wildlife crime to Calderdale Badger Group. What better reason to be late!!🥰🦡🦡
Both released back to their sett nearby, making us late to give my presentation about wildlife crime to Calderdale Badger Group. What better reason to be late!!🥰🦡🦡
April 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
2 feisty little badger cubs rescued from a manhole on Saturday tea-time, with Huddersfield Badger group🦡🦡
Both released back to their sett nearby, making us late to give my presentation about wildlife crime to Calderdale Badger Group. What better reason to be late!!🥰🦡🦡
Both released back to their sett nearby, making us late to give my presentation about wildlife crime to Calderdale Badger Group. What better reason to be late!!🥰🦡🦡
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Press release from National Wildlife Crime Unit.
#RaptorResearch #ornithology #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #ornithology #WildlifeCrime
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OPERATION EASTER – 28 years of stopping egg thieves
Press release from National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) The national enforcement campaign to protect our nesting wild birds is underway for 2025. The taking of wild bird eggs is a serious crime whic…
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April 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Press release from National Wildlife Crime Unit.
#RaptorResearch #ornithology #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #ornithology #WildlifeCrime
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Possibly the last video from our trip to Brockholes (Preston) on 30th March 2025 - this time showing the arrival of the Sand Martins, following their migration back from Africa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwfq... Amazingly fast little birds, which should be back at Brockholes in larger numbers by now.
Sand Martins at Brockholes on the 30th March 2025
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April 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Possibly the last video from our trip to Brockholes (Preston) on 30th March 2025 - this time showing the arrival of the Sand Martins, following their migration back from Africa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwfq... Amazingly fast little birds, which should be back at Brockholes in larger numbers by now.