Staffordshire Badger Conservation Group

Emergency phone numbers

N.Staffs

07982 482 672  or

07982 485 441

S.Staffs     

07982 450 838

FOR YOUR SAFETY

What to do if you find an injured badger

Assess the situation (e.g.if it is a road traffic incident secure the safety of other people and traffic.)

Do not attempt to touch or move the badger ( an injured badger may feel vulnerable and threatened and will naturally try to protect itself)

Check that the badger is alive (prod gently with a stick if necessary)

If alive protect the badger (e.g. by parking a vehicle appropriately and safely)

Contact the local badger group (see numbers on right)

Stay with the badger until help arrives.

EMERGENCIES

For genuine emergencies only

Please phone one of the following numbers

North Staffs area:  07982482672

                              07982485441 

South Staffs area:  07982450838

Please use only for incidents needing an urgent response such as

Badgers injured in road traffic accidents

Injured or sick badgers

Badgers found in traps

Cubs found alone during daylight hours

Death of a nursing sow in the breeding season (January to May) when the orphaned cubs may need to be found and rescued

IMPORTANT
If you have already contacted another agency such as  the RSPCA, please let us know when you phone.

Other Help and Advice

Suspected Criminal activity

For suspected criminal activity involving badgers such as

badger digging, snaring and trapping of badgers, badger baiting, shooting of badgers

Do NOT approach those involved as this may be dangerous

Phone the Police on 999

If it is safe to do so,observe and make a note of full details of location, description of ,persons, dogs, equipment, vehicles and their registration numbers.

The RSPCA have a 24-hour cruelty and advice line on 0300 1234 999

If you know of or suspect someone of badger baiting or digging but do not want to get involved, then ring Crimestoppers - an independent charity working to fight crime - where you can call anonymously with information

Crimestoppers      0800 555 111

Other incidents involving badgers 

For non urgent incidents involving badgers such as dead badgers on the roadside (except nursing sows see above), badgers in your garden etc.

Please go the faq page