How aggressive is a honey badger?

The honey badger is notorious for its strength, ferocity and toughness. It is known to savagely and fearlessly attack almost any other species when escape is impossible, reportedly even repelling much larger predators such as lion and hyena. Bee stings, porcupine quills, and animal bites rarely penetrate their skin.

Should I report badger sightings?

It is important you also report this directly to the police on 999 if a crime is in progress. Thank you for taking the time to report road traffic casualties. Tragically, it is estimated that over 50,000 badgers a year are killed on the roads every year.

Do badgers like peanut butter?

If you wish to feed badgers in your garden, they will readily eat peanuts, raisins, most soft fruits and bread (which can be soaked in water or spread with peanut butter).

How do you spot a badger sett?

There are several signs a sett may be active:

Smooth polished sides around any entrance holes from repeated use;
Sometimes evidence of fresh bedding, for example grass, near the sett entrance;
Freshly excavated soil heaps around entrance holes;
Evidence of runs radiating out from entrance holes;

What are the signs of badgers?

When looking more widely around the farm land, setts, runs and latrines tend to be the most obvious signs of badger activity. Tufts of hair on fences and claw marks on water troughs may also be useful for identifying badger presence in specific areas of the farm.

Why do badgers live in setts?

Where do badgers live? Badgers live in setts – underground burrows which they dig with their powerful, long claws. The main sett is the headquarters where the badgers live for most of the year and it’s where they rear their young. Badgers practice good housekeeping, to prevent a build-up of fleas and lice.

Can you fill in a badger sett?

Badgers are protected and so are the setts (burrows) they live in. Under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, in England and Wales (the law is different in Scotland) it is an offence to: Intentionally or recklessly damage or destroy a badger sett, or obstruct access to it. Cause a dog to enter a badger sett.

What is a female badger called?

sow

Do Badgers mate for life?

Badgers are usually monogamous; boars typically mate with one female for life, whereas sows have been known to mate with more than one male.

Do Badgers break legs?

It all stems from a rather gruesome folk belief that badgers will bite on to your arm or leg and not let go until they hear the bone crack.