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Exclusions for resolving urban badger damage problems: outcomes and consequences.

Alastair I Ward¹, Jason K Finney², Sarah E Beatham²

¹School of Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom; National Wildlife Management Centre, Animal and Plant Health Agency, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

|October 21, 2016

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Human-wildlife conflicts are rising in urban areas. Non-lethal methods like badger sett exclusions are preferred, but success depends on sett type and site preparation.

Keywords:

Burrow Human-wildlife conflict Sett Wildlife management

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Area of Science:

Wildlife management
Urban ecology
Conservation biology

Background:

Human-wildlife conflicts increase with urbanisation and growing wild animal populations.
Lethal wildlife control methods are less favoured than non-lethal approaches, especially for charismatic species in urban settings.
Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) excavating setts in urban areas can undermine structures and restrict human access.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the success of non-lethal badger exclusions in urban environments.
To identify factors influencing the success rate of badger sett exclusions.
To provide recommendations for improving exclusion practices.

Main Methods:

Studied 32 lawful cases of Eurasian badger exclusions using one-way gates in England.
Assessed the success of exclusions based on sett type (main sett vs. other) and vegetation removal.
Analyzed data to determine conditions associated with successful badger exclusion.

Main Results:

Twenty of the 32 exclusion attempts were successful.
Exclusion success was significantly lower when targeting main setts compared to other sett types.
Incomplete vegetation removal from the sett surface prior to exclusion attempts reduced success rates.

Conclusions:

Vegetation removal from the entire sett site is recommended for all exclusion attempts.
Excluding badgers from main setts may require significantly more effort than from other sett types.
Optimizing exclusion strategies is crucial for effective human-wildlife conflict resolution in urban areas.