Tag Archives: Wildlife Crime

Badger Rescue Afternoon

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

On Saturday Oxfordshire Badger Group held a badger rescue information afternoon for its volunteers. The first thing we learnt was the different types of injuries that the rescuers might come across, from territorial wounds, to being hit by a car, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, Get Your Boots On, mammals, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rescue | Tagged Badgers, mammals, Nutkin ward, Oxfordshire Badger Group, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rescue | 7 Comments

Badger Trust Symposium 2018

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Saturday 10th November was this years Badger Trust Symposium. Conferences or symposiums are a fantastic way to learn more about a group, species or organisation. The day started off with a couple of talks about Bovine TB coming from speakers … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, Environment, mammals, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime | Tagged Badger cull, Badger Trust, Badgers, HS2, Secret World, Wildlife Crime | 3 Comments

Day 22 of 30 Days Wild – Badger comeback

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Around five years a badger sett that I knew of in Oxfordshire was destroyed by badger baiters. I won’t give any details, but it was horrific and very upsetting. Every so often I go back and check up on the … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, Badgers, Blogging, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime | Tagged 30 Days Wild, Badger, Badger sett, Environment, wildlife, Wildlife Crime | 1 Comment

Snares and badgers

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Boris is a year old badger that just over a week ago got himself in a bit of a predicament. A very thoughtful member of the public contacted Oxon Badger Group about a badger that had been caught in some wire. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife photography, Wildlife Rescue | Tagged badger rescue, Badgers, mammals, nature, snare, wildlife, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife photography, wildlife protection | 5 Comments

Struggles and inspirations in the wildlife world.

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Sometimes it can be quite disheartening to constantly read about the state of wildlife around the world. Each time I read through social media it is easy to feel helpless, so many animals are being persecuted, or attacked, killed or … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime | Tagged education, hen harrier day, nature, Sea shepherd, wildlife, Wildlife Crime | 3 Comments

BAWC’s Wildlife Crime conference 2016

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I was very privileged today to attend Birders Against Wildlife Crime Conference 2016, in Bristol. This is the second year for the conference which takes place over a weekend and includes a wide variety of speakers. The first speaker of … Continue reading →