Did you know that there are many key differences between an American badger vs European badger? While both of these animals belong to the same family, there are some key differences in their species ...

In the UK and Republic of Ireland, the European badger (Meles meles) is considered the most significant wildlife reservoir of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, the cause of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

COALEY PEAK (Reuters) - Senseless massacre to some, a necessary evil to others, a plan to cull thousands of wild badgers to stem the spread of tuberculosis in cattle is sharply dividing rural England.

1. Long-term individual-based datasets on host-pathogen systems are a rare and valuable resource for understanding the infectious disease dynamics in wildlife. A study of European badgers (Meles meles ...

Britain's Parliament held a four-hour debate in the House of Commons this past Wednesday, and it wasn't about public spending cuts, the war in Afghanistan, or abortion rights. It was about badgers. A ...

A UC Davis professor is co-author of a report released today in Great Britain that says the controversial practice of killing wild badgers to prevent tuberculosis in cattle apparently does no good -- ...