Cultural Benefits to Grassland Restoration
The American Badger (Taxidea taxus jeffersonii) is an Endangered species in British Columbia. The Western population extends from the Okanagan Valley to the Cariboo region.
Grassland restoration improves badger habitat
Forest encroachment of grasslands and infilling of open forests are long-term threats to badger habitat.
Prescribed burning and mechanical thinning may help mitigate these effects by removing tree seedlings and promoting an open canopied stand.
The primary goal of habitat restoration projects is to improve population connectivity and reduce road mortality for the western American badger and other local SAR1 by prioritizing highway mitigation.
Badger Sightings and Mortality Locations
•Report-A-Badger: Badgers.bc.ca
•Report sightings of live or dead badgers
•Information on badger presence helps with planning for road crossing mitigation structures on highways.
•Dead badgers can provide data on genetics, disease, and other information.