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Brockwatch


The Badger Group for Northampton and South West Northants

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Persecution

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About the problem

In recent years badgers in our area have been subjected to badger digging, shooting, snaring and poisoning. Badger setts have also been blocked and damaged. All these forms of persecution are illegal. More...

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What we are doing

To counter badger persecution, Brockwatch monitors badger setts, investigates reports of suspicious activity, and works with the police. We keep records of all incidents to establish where problems are occurring. More...

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How you can help

You can help by acting as our eyes and ears in the countryside - watching out for signs of badger persecution and reporting incidents to us and to the police. You can also help by supporting the national campaign to ban snares. More...

Persecution incidents

Read about some of the incidents of persecution investigated by Brockwatch. So far in 2007 we have found one sett which has been dug into, and another which has been illegally blocked. More...

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