Demographic correlates of bite wounding in Eurasian badgers, Meles meles L., in stable and perturbed populations
In the U.K., Eurasian badgers often live in social groups and defend a collective territory. Aggressive encounters between badgers may lead to bite wounds, which can be severe and may be a potential route of disease transmission. Using data obtained over a 5-year period, we compared patterns of bite wounding in three badger populations of […]
The effect of transport stress on neutrophil activation in wild badgers (Meles meles)
Wild badgers (Meles meles) in Wytham woods, Oxfordshire, are routinely trapped, transported to a central field laboratory, studied and released as part of an on-going population study. These procedures have been carefully developed to minimise impact on the badgers’ welfare; however they are potentially stressful, and, as part of our on-going welfare refinements, and our […]