do badgers carry bovine tb?
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Bovine TB is endemic in the badger populations in large areas of the South West and West Midlands. Scientific evidence has shown that in these areas up to one-in-three badgers will have bTB. This means that vaccinating badgers in these areas will have no impact on the levels of disease.
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The badger is a Species of Special Concern in California and we are attempting to improve our understanding of its current distribution. Although badgers are widely distributed in the state, they may be comparatively uncommon or absent from some areas where they historically occurred.
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The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is a North American badger, similar in appearance to the European badger although not closely related. It is found in the western and central United States, northern Mexico, and south-central Canada to certain areas of southwestern British Columbia.
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Interesting facts: Badgers are so aggressive they have been known to back down bears when they are confronted. Badgers are excellent diggers and have been known to dig through 2 inches of concrete.
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The American badger (Taxidea taxus) has been documented only three times in Arkansas, all in counties of the Ozark physiographic region. ... Rather than an eastward expansion of range from the Ozark Mountains, we believe the population originated from the alluvial plains of southeastern Missouri.
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Bats and rabies. Some bats in the UK carry rabies viruses called European Bat Lyssaviruses (EBLV). EBLV are not the classical rabies virus which is usually associated with dogs; classical rabies has never been recorded in a native European bat species.
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Badgers are natives of the tallgrass prairie and savanna in the southern and sandy central part of the state. Before European settlement, Wisconsin was on the northern and eastern fringe of the badger's range .
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Habitat and range. Honey badgers can be found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and western Asia. They can adapt to a variety of conditions, from warm rain forests to cool mountains.
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American badgers are found throughout the western and central United States, and from central British Columbia south to northern Mexico. They range throughout Montana. ... In Montana, badgers are considered a common nongame wildlife species that may be hunted or trapped year-round.
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'Coyotes and badgers have a sort of open relationship. They will sometimes hunt together, but they also often hunt on their own. 'Each species is a treat to see, but together is even more fascinating and special!
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Honey badgers are native to areas of Africa and Asia, from southern Morocco to Africa's southern tip, and western Asia's Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, and western India. They live mainly in dry areas but are also found in forests and grasslands.
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American badgers are typically found in the Great Plains region of North America. ... Honey badgers are found in southern Africa; hog badgers live primarily in Southeast Asia, India and Sumatra. The Asian badger extends across Russia and into China and Eastern Europe.
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Experts in venom have suggested that honey badgers may develop immunity over their life time after numerous small injetcions of venom from bees, scorpions, and snakes. ... They can consume venomous snakes because the poison in the venom sacs are broken down and digested.
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The honey badger has short legs armed with very strong claws which are remarkably long on the forelimbs. The Tasmanian devil is smaller, the size of a small dog, around 16 pounds. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world and is native to the Australian island state of Tasmania.
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All bats do not carry rabies. Less than 1/2 of 1% of all bats may contract the disease. A variety of wild animals (rabies vector species) can catch rabies, including foxes, skunks, raccoons, coyotes and bats. Cats and dogs and even livestock can also contract rabies.
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Mycobacterium bovis is the main causal agent of bovine tuberculosis that causes zoonotic tuberculosis in humans. The most common routes of transmission of the agent to human are airborne transmission, consumption of unpasteurized milk, direct contact with infected animals or untreated animal products.