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Rehabilitating and releasing badgers in England
Author(s) -
Mullineaux Elizabeth,
Phoenix Jessica,
Brown Eleanor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.l1998
Subject(s) - badger , wildlife , protocol (science) , geography , transmission (telecommunications) , rehabilitation , environmental planning , medicine , biology , ecology , computer science , telecommunications , pathology , physical therapy , alternative medicine
Wildlife groups and Defra have worked together to update the Badger Rehabilitation Protocol, which was first published in 2003, in response to recent interest in badger translocations from vets and farmers. The protocol provides guidelines about all aspects of how badgers should be rehabilitated and released, with a particular focus on reducing the risk of Mycobacterium bovis transmission. This article outlines the new protocol and how vets should handle all badger rehabilitation.