What to do if you find a badger in distress
Phone for help immediately if you find:
- a sick or injured badger;
- a snared badger;
- a trapped badger;
- or a badger distressed in any other way.
Do not attempt to touch the badger or resolve the situation yourself in the first instance. Prioritise your own and other people’s safety at all times. If possible (and it is safe to do so), stay with the badger until help arrives.
Contact numbers for badger emergencies:
RSPCA 24 hour emergency call outs: 0300 1234 999
Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre: 01793 751412
Vale Wildlife Rescue Centre, Beckford: 01386 882 288
For roadside assistance, please also call the Police on 999 or 101
If the badger is in Gloucestershire, please also call our field officer on 07752 754097
IMPORTANT NOTE: if you think a wildlife crime is being committed and is currently in process, e.g. badger baiting, do not draw attention to yourself, please leave the area at once and contact the police on 999 immediately with as much detail as possible. Please ensure you get a Crime Reference Number (CRN). Do not engage with the perpetrators yourself. They are likely to be very violent people and may be armed and/or accompanied by aggressive fighting dogs. Please email us afterwards at secretary@gloucestershirebadgergroup.org with relevant details and the CRN so that we can follow up.
Please use this form to report a non-emergency badger incident or issue. A useful location reference website is: Grid Reference Finder