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Are eurasian badgers responsible for lamb predation? An investigation using farmer interviews, post-mortem examination and molecular tools.

Published online: 04 Nov 2024

Authors: George, S. & Campbell, S. & Martineau, H. & Hale, C. & Kaden, J. & Webster, L. M. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This study investigates farmers' reports of lamb predation by badgers on Scottish sheep farms. Differentiating between predation and scavenging, and i...

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Evaluating camera-based methods for estimating badger (Meles meles) density: implications for wildlife management.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Miles, V. & Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A. & Brotherton, P. N. M. & Ham, C. & Astley, K. & Aurélio, J. & Rowcliffe, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Accurate and precise assessment of population density plays a critical role in effective wildlife management, but reliable estimates are often difficu...

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Non-lethal control of wildlife: using chemical repellents as feeding deterrents for the European badger Meles meles.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Baker, S. E. & Ellwood, S. A. & Watkins, R. & Macdonald, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-lethal methods of controlling wildlife foraging damage may offer conservation, ethical, legal and efficacy advantages over lethal control. Chemica...

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NatureScot Research Report 1345 - Investigating the role of badgers (Meles meles) in lamb predation on Scottish farms 2022-23.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: George, S. C. & Campbell, S. & Hale, C. & Kaden, J. & Webster, L. I. M.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the investigation into suspected predation of lambs by badgers in Scotland. It summarizes the findings from a large-...

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Survey of badger Meles meles damage to agriculture in England and Wales.

Published online: 16 Mar 2000

Authors: Moore, N. & Whiterow, A. & Kelly, P. & Garthwaite, D. & Bishop, J. & Langton, S. & Cheeseman, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In response to reported increases in badger numbers and associated agricultural damage, a questionnaire survey of 3600 land owner/occupiers was conduc...

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A model of bovine tuberculosis in the badger Meles meles: the inclusion of cattle and the use of a live test.

Published online: 24 Sep 2001

Authors: Smith, G. C. & Cheeseman, C. L. & Wilkinson, D. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An individual-based stochastic simulation model was used to investigate the control of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the European badger Meles meles by ...

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The population structure, density and prevalence of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in badgers (Meles meles) from four areas in south-west England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Cheeseman, C. L. & Jones, G. W. & Gallagher, J. & Mallinson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After outbreaks of TB in cattle, 136 badgers, representing 24 social groups, were removed for PM examination. Mean group size varied little (4.8-7.6 i...

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Wildlife roadkill and COVID-19: a biologically significant, but heterogeneous, reduction.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Pokorny, B. & Cerri, J. & Bužan, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Collisions with vehicles are a major cause of wildlife mortality. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries enforced lockdowns that reduced vehicul...

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Assisting seed dispersers to restore oldfields: an individual-based model of the interactions among badgers, foxes and Iberian pear trees.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Fedriani, J. M. & Wiegand, T. & Ayllón, D. & Palomares, F. & Suárez-Esteban, A. & Grimm, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing land abandonment in many areas of the world presents an opportunity for ecosystem recovery, which is often driven by seed dispersal by vert...

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Phylodynamic analysis of an emergent Mycobacterium bovis outbreak in an area with no previously known wildlife infections.

Published online: 20 Apr 2022

Authors: Rossi, G. & Crispell, J. & Brough, T. & Lycett, S. J. & White, P. C. L. & Allen, A. & Ellis, R. J. & Gordon, S. V. & Harwood, R. & Palkopoulou, E. & Presho, E. L. & Skuce, R. & Smith, G. C. & Kao, R. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how emergent pathogens successfully establish themselves and persist in previously unaffected populations is a crucial problem in diseas...

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