October 6th is National Badger Day!
– a chance for all involved in Badger conservation and protection to celebrate just how magnificent and important one of our oldest native species is to the British countryside and its people.
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Source: Herts Wildlife Trust
Did you know?
· Badger Persecution has been a UK wildlife crime priority since 2009
· UK National Wildlife Crime Unit have a web page dedicated to the badger priority
· Since 2013 there have been over 30 convictions for badger crime in the UK
· 2 males were imprisoned for badger crime in 2018
· In 2017, in Northern Ireland, a male was fined £7,500 for unnecessary cruelty to the dogs he used for badger baiting