Introducing the wonderfully mysterious and enigmatic Meles meles to the newly curious with fresh information in store for those with a long-standing interest.

An inhabitant of these lands for thousands of years, badgers have been both revered and reviled, cherished and tormented, beloved and brutalised – The Badger Book takes a closer look at Britain’s largest carnivorous mammal.

Alongside magical photography, we examine the science – and politics – around bTB and the controversial badger cull as well as introducing a passionate group of ordinary people dedicated to rescuing them, followed by a meander through the myth, legend, art and literature which has incorporated them into our culture.

Chapters include:

• Badger Physiology
• Badger Watching
• Badger Threats
• The Cull
• The Badger Protectors: Wounded Badger Patrol Cheshire
• Badgers in Myth & Legend
• Badgers in Art & Literature

Books in the series:

• The Puffin Book
• The Badger Book
• The Hedgehog Book
• The Robin Book
• The Red Squirrel Book
• The Bee Book
• The Owl Book
• The Fox Book
• The Hare Book
• The Native Pony Book
• The Beaver Book
• The Otter Book
• The Water Vole Book
• The Frog Book
• The Crow Book
• The Butterfly Book

Jo Byrne is a passionate animal welfare and animal rights champion based in Bedfordshire. Her first title in the Nature Books series, The Bee Book, was published in 2019.

Series editor Jane Russ.