Brocks are vulnerable in cities as well as the countryside; naturalists are trying to protect them by keeping their whereabouts secret
It takes nerve to challenge badger baiters. They are brutal men. Some are serious criminals. Darren Russell is matter-of-fact about it: “Someone has to stand up for badgers,” he says. “Not enough people do.” The den is not in some Straw Dogs-style rural hell. It is in a wood beside a housing estate in south London. Badgers are surprisingly common in British towns and cities. But they are secretive and rarely seen.
They attacked a sett near the one I used to watch. The landowner concreted the top of the den to discourage diggers. It transpires badgers are vulnerable in towns and cities too. Captives are valuable as high-stakes illegal betting propositions. “The aim is to see how many dogs it takes to kill the badger,” Russell says. You can only protect animals if you know where they are. During a pandemic furlough, Russell recorded every sett on public land in his borough.
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