Badgers have no natural predator yet are one of the most timid animals in our countryside. Their greatest threat is man.
Badger crime can take many forms. Crimes may occur during development, when a badger sett is destroyed or damaged. Occasionally farmers destroy badgers setts through ploughing, and damage to setts can occur during careless forestry activities or through home-owners trying to deal with a badger problem without understanding fully what is legal and safe to do. Badgers can sometimes be caught in badly or illegally placed snares. Perhaps the worst but least known is badger baiting. Most people are surprised to learn that badger baiting is not a thing of the past.
In recent years however lamping has become popular with lurcher or greyhound and bull terrier crosses being bred to bring down anything that moves (including deer, foxes, hares rabbits and badgers).
Badger Trust
