A wide variety of publications have been produced about badgers in British Columbia, ranging from public-interest articles to those appearing in peer-reviewed scientific publications. Publications are sorted by:

General information

jeffersonii Badger Recovery Team. 2008. Recovery Strategy for the Badger (Taxidea taxus) in British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Wildlife In British Columbia At Risk: Badger. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. 2002.

Scientific publications

Kinley, T. A., and N. J. Newhouse. 2008. Ecology and translocation-aided recovery of an endangered badger population. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:113-122.

Kyle, C. J., R. D. Weir, N. J. Newhouse, H. Davis, and C. Strobeck. 2004. Genetic structure of sensitive and endangered northwestern badger populations (Taxidea taxus taxus and T. t. jeffersonii). Journal of Mammalogy 85:633-639.

Hoodicoff, C. S. 2003. Ecology of the badger (Taxidea taxus jeffersonii) in the Thompson region of British Columbia: Implications for conservation. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Apps, C. D., N. J. Newhouse, and T. A. Kinley. 2002. Habitat associations of American badgers in southeastern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80:1228-1239.

Technical reports

Hoodicoff, C. 2006. Badger prey ecology: The ecology of six small mammals found in British Columbia. Ministry of Environment. Wildlife Working Report WR-109. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Weir, R. D., H. Davis, C. S. Hoodicoff, and K. W. Larsen. 2005. Life on a highway: Sources of mortality within an endangered British Columbian badger population. In E. C. Lofroth and T. D. Hooper, technical editors. Proceedings of the Species at Risk 2004 Pathways to Recovery Conference. March 2–6, 2004, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Hoodicoff, C. 2005. Badger Recovery Science: Best Management Practices for Prey Enhancement. Prepared for BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada.

B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. 2004. Badger (Taxidea taxus jeffersonii) in Accounts and Measures for Managing Identified Wildlife – Accounts V. 2004. B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Weir, R. D., H. Davis, and D. V. Gayton. 2004. Survey of badger burrow damage to machinery and livestock. Artemis Wildlife Consultants, Armstrong, British Columbia and FORREX, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Prepared for BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Newhouse, N. J., and T. A. Kinley. 2000. Biology and Conservation Challenges of Badgers in the East Kootenay Region of British Columbia. In L. M. Darling, editor. Proceedings of a Conference on the Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, British Columbia. 15 - 19 February 1999. Volume Two. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia and University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, British Columbia.

Newhouse, N. J., and T. A. Kinley. 2000. Update: COSEWIC status report on American badger (Taxidea taxus). Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Rahme, A. H., A. S. Harestad, and F. L. Bunnell. 1995. Status of the Badger in British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (Wildlife Branch). Wildlife Working Report WR-72. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Project reports

Kinley, T. A. 2007. Badger roadkill risk in relation to the presence of culverts and Jersey barriers. Sylvan Consulting Ltd., Invermere, British Columbia, Canada.

Hoodicoff, C.  and R. Packham. 2007. Cariboo Badger Project 2007 Year End Report. Summit Environmental Consultants, Vernon, British Columbia and Ministry of Environment, 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada. (PDF format, 0.9 Mb NB: this file does not contain all map images and appendices. For a complete report, contact Roger Packham)

Weir, R. D., H. Davis, and C. S. Hoodicoff. 2003. Conservation Strategies for North American Badgers in the Thompson and Okanagan Regions: Final Report for the Thompson-Okanagan Badger Project. Artemis Wildlife Consultants, Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. (PDF format, 1.4 Mb)

Archived reports (2001-2007)

Also of interest may be the status report completed for badgers in Alberta:

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