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Badgers suffer from and can cause a wide range of problems. The former involves persecution, such as snaring and sett digging, road casualties,electrification on railways, shooting, excessive sett stopping by hunts and sett disturbance by building works and forest operations. The latter involves sett building under roads and railways and in sensitive areas such as church yards, setts causing subsidence in fields and rolling back of turf on lawns and golf courses.
There are various organisations who can be contacted with regard to information and advice on badger matters, Where urgent responce is required, such as finding a sett being dug contact the police. Although depending on how busy they are and how active their wildlife officer is responses vary. Also contact your local badger group as they can provide advice and help and the R.S.P.C. A. All the phone numbers for these organisations should be in the phone book. For instance my local badger group is Shropshire and is in the phone book under Badger Line 01743 271999.
If working close to a badger sett it is worth enquiring as too whether a license is needed in case the sett protection law is infringed. Your local bader group will have information on how, and whether it is necssary to obtain one.
Most counties have a badger group.This is a group of people who are able to give advice. information and help with badger matters. If you feel you would like to help badgers your local group is always on the look out for new members.Nearly all badger groups are affiliated to the National Federation of Badger Groups. This is a registered charity which promotes the conservation, welfare and protection of badgers, their setts and habits.They are the leading voice for badgers in Britain and represent and support the 80 local voluntary badger groups. The NFBG provides expert advice on all badger issues and works closely with MPs, the police and other conservation and welfare organisations.To contact the NFBG visit their website at www.badgers.org.uk
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