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When new roads are built, measures can often be incorporated to mitigate the effect of the road on the local badgers. This photo illustrates one such measure, a badger underpass.

A badger underpass is simply a tunnel made from concrete pipes, which is put in position during the construction of the road. This can really only be done where the road is on an embankment. The exact position of the underpass is determined by survey work (carried out before the road is built) to establish where the badgers have pathways which cross the route of the road. Tunnels positioned as close as possible to the badgers' existing routes stand more chance of being used.

It is also necessary to erect chain link fencing to try to stop the badgers from crossing the road elsewhere. Any badgers following this fence looking for a way through will eventually find the arrangement shown here, which funnels them towards the underpass.

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© Steve Jackson.

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