Sadly, the number of badgers killed on Bristol roads has risen. In every case the culprits are drivers going too fast and hitting animals but not stopping or even reporting the incident.
As of yesterday the total of (known) badger deaths stood at 82
Considering known fox deaths have gone well past 300 things could be worse but the main problem is getting people to actually report seeing dead badgers as to most people (and I have heard this many times over the years) it is a case of "IT was dead. Who's interested in that!"
One thing that I really wanted to get organised are post mortems on badgers found dead as the assumption always has to be RTA -and in the past illegally killed badgers have been put on roadsides so people assume RTA rather than a crime. With the suppression of the Fox Deaths Study by official bodies and my having been told that even if I suspect a disease I would never be allowed to submit a fox (that is how crazy things are) trying to submit a badger is impossible.
In fact for several years -and I have this in emails- I was told that badgers could not undergo necropsy due to Health and Safety regulations and that turned out to be a lie. If anyone knows of a pathologist in the Bristol area who might be willing to carry out necropsies on a voluntary basis please let me know.
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