Which badger had tb in the burrowers

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So despite it being at the other end of the scale compared to the cosmos, we still know so little about what goes on beneath our feet. Nature again is never left to balance itself and while I sympathise with Farmers,its a terrible tragedy for the badgers.

Like Like. Totally agree. The business of badgers and TB seems to have been around for decades. So the presumption must be that this latest cull will achieve little other than murdering thousands of innocent creatures. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account.

Renewed fears about tuberculosis being spread from badgers to cattle recently sounded the death knell for up to 20, twilight foraging 'brocks'.

Protesters, many of whom think badgers are innocent of the TB charge, are appalled that renewed slaughter of these handsome, hardy creatures has become a feature again of the British countryside.

Meanwhile, opinion among scientists themselves remains divided on how much, or even if, badgers are responsible for spreading TB among cattle. But it is quite sad to reflect that some 4, badger setts were already wiped out using poisoned gas between and When you consider that an average sett can contain up to 15 animals, parents and cubs, it is easy to imagine the scale of suffering involved.

Putting all that aside, it is not difficult to be charmed by a badger. I have always looked upon them as mini-bears, although they are actually from the same evolutionary tree as stoats and weasels. Nevertheless, they have many of the same mannerisms as bears and are also omniverous.

If you look closely - they're a bit busy at the moment - but you can see that they're natural born digging machines. Look at the shape of their body. Their narrow nose broadens over and tapers down. Perfect for moving through the soil. And their spine is arched. This helps with their whole digging and shifting masses of soil. Who lives in a hole like this? Can you tell your badger set from your burrow? Sensational wildlife A collection of videos of sensational summer wildlife. BBC Nature: Burrowing animals.

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