badgers

[heskin]

Are there badgers in st.helens?- I know there was a few years ago but not seen any signs recently.Where is the closest to st.helens do you think they will be as I think they are one of the few mammals left in Britain that still has a mystery about it

[demicav]

I'm sorry but it's unlikely that anyone will give the whereabouts of Badgers in order to protect them. Anyone can access this forum and may do it for all the wrong reasons, not that I'm implying that's you but you can't be too careful these days.

[galanthus]

A few new posts re badger whereabouts lately? Suppose I get suspicious cos of all the culling stuff Slap my wrist. Hi Heskin and welcome

[heskin]

thanks- I would just like to reassure you that I have never, knowingly, caused harm to wildlife and have no intensions of doing so.It just seems that where I live the badger seems to be scarce.

[stripee]

You could join your local badger group. Although even these are wary of new members until proven otherwise. Also some holidays offer badger watching It is an enormous pity that the badger is persecuted as it means that it is hard to involve people who are interested without being suspicious of their motives.

[Deer Hunter]

I find a few of these replies a little strange with regards to keeping them secret.
I live in East Devon where on any country outing you are sure to fall over a badger sett. I have three in my own woodland.
There is no expertise in finding a sett. Badger make their presence well know by the spoil heaps outside their setts or the well made paths running from them. Any night I have three or four rummaging around under the bird table. They are a very common mammal indeed.

[mikebrown]

Unlike the South of England, where I come from, badgers are scarce in Merseyside, where I now live, and are also often persecuted. The St.Helens Wildlife Group might be able to help, but obviously records cannot be given to the general public.

Mike Brown

[Dogghound]

Badgers are easy to track, iv managed to find my local sett by finding the tell tale signs, not that i will advise anyone on how to find badgers for obvious reasons, read up and learn about them an you will find them, regarding st helens join your local badger group.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Deer Hunter

I find a few of these replies a little strange with regards to keeping them secret.

the total for badgers found as "roadkill" but suffering gunshot, stab wounds and or dogbites has increased dramatically in several areas indicating either illicit culls or more likely baiting.

this is why we ought to keep locations quiet - yes they can find them themselves but doing so often involves trespass and increases their chance of getting caught , giving such scum access to the exact locations on forums such as this just makes their lives easier thus makes them harder to catch - which is not something any wildlife enthusiast should want to even risk doing.

a secondary threat is that if we publicise exact locations we also risk well intentioned but bimble brained folk going to "see the badgers" leading to a great deal of uneccesary disturbance.

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by eeyore

the total for badgers found as "roadkill" but suffering gunshot, stab wounds and or dogbites has increased dramatically in several areas indicating either illicit culls or more likely baiting.

this is why we ought to keep locations quiet - yes they can find them themselves but doing so often involves trespass and increases their chance of getting caught , giving such scum access to the exact locations on forums such as this just makes their lives easier thus makes them harder to catch - which is not something any wildlife enthusiast should want to even risk doing.

a secondary threat is that if we publicise exact locations we also risk well intentioned but bimble brained folk going to "see the badgers" leading to a great deal of uneccesary disturbance.

Very wise advise eeyore, im sure sites such as this are watched by people with bad intentions.