Well, it’s nearly that time of year when Father Christmas visits all the good boys and girls. 2012 is coming to a close and we will soon be looking to 2013 to see what it holds for us and for badgers.
Next year may still bring a badger cull, but it won’t happen without a fight. Badger Trust, Badger Protection League and all the local badger groups (notably those in the South West) will do everything in their power to prevent it. We don’t believe that a cull is the answer, for badgers or for farmers.
Early in the new year we also know that we will have increased levels of persecution due to females giving birth and being more protective of their young.
We’d like to ask you for a Christmas present for badgers, as small or as large as you would like to give.
There are many ways you can help this Christmas; from the 89 pence single ‘The Present of Life‘ by Rapanui (in aid of Badger Trust) downloadable here;
to a small donation to the Badger Protection League and Secret World / Somerset Badger Groups’ badger vaccination programme here.
Alternatively there are many badger groups you can join or donate to, or if you are in Somerset, donate some of your time on 27th December to join in the Badger Night Walk against the cull. For more details see http://www.badgerprotectionleague.com/news/
Most important of all, if you know of a sett in your local area, check it from time to time to make sure all is well. If you see people (usually with dogs and spades) acting suspiciously in the vicinity of a sett over the Christmas period contact the police and your local badger group. We will still be manning our emergency line.
We hope you have a fantastic Christmas and look forward to doing more for badgers will your help in 2013. Thank you so much for all your support this year!
Lancashire Badger Group