Question from Thom 23/01/99: In reference to Ells question, who would win in a fight between a regular badger (Meles meles) and an African Honey Badger?
• Answer: Hi Thom, thanks for the question. Difficult to say really, I believe our badger and the honey badger are around the same build, size and weight, so I suppose it would depend on the gender involved, their nature, age and degree of territorial instincts etc – pretty much aspects that would be considered in guessing a winner in a confrontation between our UK badgers. Luckily though, the two species are unlikely to meet. Quite a long-winded way to say I don’t really know eh? Back to Index [37] Question from Austin 22/01/99: I have heard that in Canada, problem beavers are parachuted into remote areas for relocation. Instead of culling badgers in areas where there are cattle, would it not be possible to move them in a similar way? • Answer: Hi Austin, thanks for the question. Interesting concept! There are three main problems I see in relocated badgers under threat of TB culling. The first is that the UK hasn’t really any ‘remote’ areas in the true sense of the word, at least as c
