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New research reveals badgers are major predators of red-listed waders

Study raises questions around how the threat from protected predators should be tackled

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
New report says badgers are a threat to red-listed bird species
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New report says badgers are a threat to red-listed bird species

Badgers have been named as one of the main threats to the survival of endangered ground-nesting birds including lapwing and curlew, according to new research. According to a wildlife group study using...

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