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Legal Protection
 The aims of the Lancashire Badger Group include:
- "To protect the badger from persecution and the criminal activities of
man, by regular monitoring of its sett and habitat, by education and by
increasing public awareness to the needs and benefits of badgers co-existing
peacefully with man."
We work very closely with the Lancashire Constabulary Wildlife Officer to try
and prevent the cruel and sadistic sport of badger baiting. The Police Wildlife
Officer can be contacted via Police Headquarters on 01772 - 614 444 for advice
on badger issues.
Badgers are protected by The Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and The Wildlife
and Countryside Act 1981. Note that other laws may apply too, where the use of
dogs, ferrets or protected species are involved. Differently named but
equivalent laws apply in Wales and Scotland.
These Acts of Parliament make it ILLEGAL for any person:
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 To kill, injure or take any badger.
This includes the use of gas, poison or snares.
- To cruelly ill-treat a badger.
- To dig for badgers.
- To possess a dead badger or part of a dead badger.
This includes things like pelts and illegally gotten taxidermy, sporrans
and badger trophies.
- To sell, try to sell or keep a live badger.
- To intentionally or recklessly damage, destroy, or obstruct access to
any entrance of a badger sett.
- To cause a dog to enter a sett.
- To disturb a badger which is in a sett.
The badger group recognise that occasionally badgers can cause problems of
subsidence where they excavate setts, so the group willingly works with
landowners to minimise the detrimental effects the presence of badgers may
cause. Importantly, because of the laws which protect badgers and their setts,
we may be limited as to what we can at first. However, if necessary works may be
needed, we can apply for a badger licence which allows any necessary works to
proceed.
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