DEAD BADGER 46 RECORDED: Wednesday 29 04 2026 (reported this date) Another dead badger, A370 towards Bristol, just before new bypass
It needs to be emphasised that we are referring to 46 REPORTED dead badgers. Most go unreported and the total deaths, if we go by statistical breakdowns, is likely twice that. For instance:
"If 46 badgers are reported dead, the estimated total number of actual deaths could be between 552 and 736.
"Research on wildlife road casualties suggests that the actual death rate can be 12 to 16 times higher than the number of reported or observed corpses. This discrepancy occurs because many carcasses are quickly removed by scavengers, obscured by vegetation, or never officially reported by the public."
Personally I think the estimated number is far, far too high since badger numbers have decline by (cull only) 300,000 and I would estimate based on experience a total of 100+/- for 2026 so far
Needs to be emphasised that the fox and badger population numbers given in the BBC report are likely from pro hunt sources as always seems to be the case. If 300,000 badgers have been killed by the cull and thousands on the road each year then we would quite literally be tripping over badgers. Badgers, foxes and hedgehogs are in a very steep decline and all three species should be far more protected -and killing foxes for 'sport' should be illegal.
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