This legislation protects not only the badger, but its underground home, known as a sett. The protection afforded badgers under the legislation deals with deliberate human persecution. However ...

Sixteen badger setts have, so far, been protected by the volunteers who run Operation Brockwatch. The scheme is led by the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA ...

Badgers are a protected animal under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. NatureScot – the Scottish government agency responsible for the country’s natural heritage – states you must have a licence to ...

Nearby, officers found a sett that had been dug up, more spades, and the body of a mauled badger. Wade, of Mardale Street, Hetton-le-Hole, was jailed for a total of two years while Rose ...

we received a report of a badger sett being disturbed in the Alford area. "Following enquiries, a 39-year-old man was issued with a Recorded Police Warning." No charges were brought. Both badgers and ...

Badgers are a protected animal under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 ... states you must have a licence to work on a badger sett. A NatureScot spokeswoman said: “We have investigated this ...