Badger behaviour, conservation and rehabilitation : 70 years of getting to know badgers /: 70 years of getting to know badgers. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George E. Pearce.
• Other Names: Pearce, George E
• Contents: Introduction 1. A lifetime’s experience Marooned: a bundle of badgers 2 .Badger biology Scented signposts; What’s on the menu?; Follow the tracks; Clues in the latrines; Spoilheaps: mountains of information 3. The world of the sett Secret world of the sett; Tunnels: DIY larders Reproduction Head over heels – but it gave me a clue 4. Badgers in the family Badgers – every one a character; Hiya, captivating Hiya; Bodger, the one and only Bodger 5. Badger rescue Road victim with a sad secret; Road victims: what you should do; A badger in a sack and the owl that wheezed; Help them, but don’t hang on to them 6. Badger consultancy Ducks’ legs and raindrops; Makeway, makeway; Have they read the book?; Some of the things I am asked to do; You name it, they’ll dig there; Sett closures and artificial setts; Tackling the big jobs 7. Badgers and farming Too much muscle; “Killed a hundred, he’ as”; Carry on farming!; Bovine tuberculosis (bTB); Badgers and bTB 8. Badger-watching Sett-watching tips; Sit quietly!; The weather; Feeding badgers ; Seeing in the dark; Hides 9. Final thoughts Useful contacts Index
• Publisher Details: Exeter : Pelagic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 599.7670941; NATURE / Mammals; Badgers -- Great Britain; Badgers -- Behavior; Badgers -- Conservation -- Great Britain; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology; Wildlife: mammals; Animal ecology; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Zoology: mammals; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Wildlife: mammals: general interest; Conservation of wildlife & habitats
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781907807053; 1907807055
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.