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Unfortunately, badgers are endangered in British Columbia. Although they were likely widespread up to the late 1800’s, it is believed that probably less than 300 badgers live here now. The grasslands and dry forests of the Thompson, Okanagan, Boundary, Nicola, Cariboo, and East Kootenay regions are home to most of the remaining badgers in BC. Habitat loss, through housing developments and intensive agriculture, and deaths caused by highways, shooting, and poisoning, are contributors to the decline of badger populations in BC. Please follow the links on the sidebar to learn more about badgers in BC, the conservation challenges facing the species, and what people can do to help recover populations of this endangered species in British Columbia.
Our MissionTo restore self-sustaining populations of North American badgers in British Columbia through effective conservation planning and implementation.
Contact InformationThe jeffersonii Badger Recovery Team may be contacted through:
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Badgers are carnivorous
mammals that live in the grasslands and dry forests of the interior of British
Columbia. Even though we live with badgers, not many people are fortunate enough
to see one because badgers generally move around at night and are secretive by
nature. 