Scottish Badger Week (20 - 28 May) | Scottish Wildlife Trust

Scottish Badger Week is over, but there are still ways to help by volunteering, or by reporting sightings.

As our largest surviving carnivore, badgers are a vital part of Scotland’s biodiversity and landscape. Sadly they are under threat from persecution, habitat loss and road deaths.

Get involved in learning more about this much-loved species and do your bit to help protect them for future generations.

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Five facts about badgers

They need to eat 200 earthworms every day
The Gaelic word for badger is Broclach, (hence the traditional name ‘Brock’)
Males are called boars, females are sows and young are cubs
There are around 34,000 badgers in Scotland
They can be found in a wide range of habitats including moorlands, woodlands and urban areas

Badgers are under threat

Both badgers and their setts are protected by law. Sadly they still face a number of threats. These include being killed on the roads, habitat loss and disturbance, and persecution including baiting.

What can I do to help?

There are lots of ways you can get involved to help protect badgers during Scottish Badger Week and beyond:

If you see badger setts, live sightings or road deaths report them to Scottish Badgers
Become a member to help support our work
Register to volunteer with the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Scottish Badgers. Volunteer surveyors, badger watch assistants and trail camera assistants are all required. Email lmark@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk

In this section

Five facts about badgers

Badgers are under threat

What can I do to help?

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