Question from Todd 10/3/99: What is the life-span of a badger?
• Answer: Hi Todd, thanks for the question. The natural life-span of a sow badger is around 13 years, and a boar around 10 years. However, very few badgers live to see this and usually die of un-natural causes much earlier, such as on roads, snaring, poisoning, baiting, starvation due to loss of habitat and culling (legal and illegal) etc. For instance, the majority of badgers that group members collect from roadsides average an age of 5 years – which has a massive cumulative affect on future populations. Back to Index [51] Question from Jennifer F. 24/3/99: Are there any badgers in France? • Answer: Hi Jennifer, thanks for the question. Yes, there are badgers in France, although they don’t enjoy the same level of protection that they do here in the UK. The species is the same, ie. the European Badger meles meles. Hope this answers your question ok. Back to Index [52] Question from Emily Matson 26/3/99: What is a badger’s habitat? • Answer: Hi Emily, thanks for the question. A badger’s
