Scottish Badgers brings together individuals and groups from across Scotland to promote the study, conservation and protection of Scotland’s badgers, their setts and natural habitats. Together we seek to encourage tolerance and appreciation of badgers by offering information, advice and guidance to all.
Scottish Badgers is the only charity dedicated to the study, conservation and protection of badgers that operates in Scotland.
Be Involved
Scottish Badgers works to protect badgers, their setts and natural habitats. Badgers face multiple threats in the modern world, whether it be through high numbers of road casualties, deliberate badger persecution, or sett damage as a result of development, forestry and agricultural works. We do all this with a small but dedicated team of volunteers and contractors.
Want to help? Sending records of sightings, whether in your garden or dead at the side of the road, all help in learning about their populations and distributions.
Earn Your Stripes
‘Earn your Stripes – building skills to champion wildlife’ is a skills development project in partnership with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Through a series of sessions from wildlife tracking to practical conservation and championing wildlife, young people develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to help them thrive in work and life.
Latest News
- Ban on snares across Scotland, plus licensing of grouse moors, traps and muirburn.
On the 21st of March 2024 history was made in the Scottish Parliament as the Wildlife Management & Muirburn Bill was voted through. It will bring into force a full ban on snares across Scotland. We hope you our brilliant… Read more: Ban on snares across Scotland, plus licensing of grouse moors, traps and muirburn. - Results of DNA research on the role of badgers in lamb predation on Scottish farms
A new DNA research report published by NatureScot says badgers do not kill or regularly scavenge lambs. But what is the reason for the extraordinarily high mortality rate in lambing? Here we explain the scientific evidence and… Read more: Results of DNA research on the role of badgers in lamb predation on Scottish farms