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If you have seen any of these,
if a lactating female is killed, her cubs would need to be urgently found
full picture of activity across the County. This data can also help Northamptonshire Badger Group to be advocates for and to protect badgers, as well as offer advice to Northamptonshire residents.
Northamptonshire Badger Group, who
hold records of badger activity across
the County, would ask that anyone who
sees badgers or badger activity – and
sadly that also means any that have
died on the road – to please report it to them. This is particularly important in the coming months, as if a lactating female is killed, her cubs would need to be urgently found. As a small community group, the group relies on volunteers and members of the public to report badger information.
Despite badgers and their setts being legally protected, they face many threats including land development, sett blocking and roads. Therefore, it is so important that the group has accurate, up to date sightings and badger activity records, in order to understand the
Looking forward to the spring, you may be lucky enough to see badgers and their cubs with their fuzzy, silvery grey looking hair!
More information and reporting forms can be found on their website www.northamptonshirebadgers.co.uk. They are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Sally Jones, Committee Member, Northamptonshire Badger Group Badger photographs ©Nick Stauntson
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