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Contents page - 'About Badgers', 'Threats to Badgers', and 'Badgers and the Law'.

Q1. What is the earth burrow that badgers live in?   Holt    Den    Sett

Q2. What is a male badger called?   Bore    Boar    Boer

Q3. What is female badger called?   Sow    Saw    Sew

Q4. Badgers come out at night to feed, so they are:   Plantigrades    Nocturnal    Territorial

Q5. What is the badgers' favourite food?   Berries    Grubs    Earthworms

Q6. Roughly, how long is an adult badger in size?   2 feet    3 feet    4 feet

Q7. Roughly, how heavy is an adult badger?   12-14 Kilograms    8-10 Kilograms    4-6 Kilograms

Q8. Adult male badgers are usually slightly larger then females:   False    True   

Q9. What monthly period are badger cubs born?   Oct-Dec    Jan-Mar    Apr-Jun

Q10. What is the scientific name for a badger?   Meles meles    Lepus timidus    Sciurus vulgaris

Q11. People who make their dogs fight with badgers are:   Dog lovers    Baiters    Sportsmen

Q12. How many badgers are killed on UK roads each year?   25,000    35,000    45,000

Q13. Since 1992 how many badgers have been killed on roads in Glamorgan?   400-600   600-800  

Q14. When did the Protection of Badgers Act become law?   1990    1992    1994

Q15. People who cruelly treat badgers may be imprisoned:   False    True   

Q16. Is it illegal to block an entrance to a sett without permission?   No    Yes   

Q17. What is the central organisation for badger groups in the UK?   CCW    RSPB    NFBG

Q18. Roughly, how many sett entrances does our Nature Reserve have?   35    45    55

Q19. What are the initials of the Warden of our Nature Reserve?   S.R.    S.J.    R.S.

Q20. The land for our Nature Reserve was once a:   Car park    Rubbish tip    Storage area

Q21. The land of the Nature Reserve was auctioned in the early:   1970s    1980s    1990s

Q22. Badgers eat a variety of foods, are they:   Omnivores    Carnivores    Vegetarians

Q23. The Badger species is related to the:   Bear    Fox    Weasel

Q24. If you see an injured badger you should:   call a badger group/RSPCA/police    help it yourself

Q25. What is the main Function of the Badger Group?

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