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Some of the information seems wrong and their is this tone that makes european badgers out to be lovable little fellows and only a "rogue" ones would ever dare go after lifestock. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.26.214 (talk) 22:40, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
is it really not known that european bagers dig up wasps nests? I've got a bumblebee nest in my garden that has clearly been extensively excavated by a mammal. I doubt foxes, it seems that a badger is the more likely culprit.
As an aside: Although selective breeding has produced cows with very high milk yields, it has been at the expense of a 'strong constitution'. In other words modern cow would find survival difficult without veterinary intervention. They would not survive in the wild. Could it be for this reason that TB has been on the increase in cattle? That their immune systems are less fit, suggests that they are more likely to contract it from each other. Cows are often close together with other cows and since TB human form is not that easy to catch without close contact -maybe its the same for cows. --Aspro 20:20, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
Recently the BBC has reported that the major badger culling in ireland has failed to halt the spread of TB in cattle. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6653691.stm).I think there needs to be more on whether TB is infact transmitted regulary from badgers to cattle. Fitz05 12:00, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
If badgers die at the rate of 50,000 a year in Britain, coupled with the population statistic there would be no badgers in just six years! Something seems fishy. (unsigned comment from User:71.112.25.139)
As the article notes, this species is common in Britain and Ireland, but this is not shown in the range map.
Aren't Badger hair brushes made from the eurasian Badger? Are they farmed? Are they trapped legally? Do they shave them and let them go? Opcnup 04:19, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
I am confused about why this article has had its name changed from Eurasian Badger to European Badger – especially as it has been done without discussion, and in the face of reversions. Please can we now talk about it before any further reverts.
What is the source for "European badger" as the English name? The name is widely used in Europe, but I doubt if would be a popular one in the Far East, where the same species occurs. If there is a source for the name, I suggest that it is obviously and plainly wrong, and the name should be changed back to "Eurasian badger". Incidentally, the same applies to the Eurasian otter, which has also been changed recently in the face of previous discussion. Richard New Forest (talk) 16:45, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
For standardization, I have been moving WP mammal articles to correspond with the the common name used by MSW3 (Meles meles), which is the most used source used by Wikipedia: WikiProject Mammals. Another source extensively used throughout WP is IUCN (Meles meles). For this species, MSW3 list no alternate name for Meles meles, only "European Badger". However, IUCN lists "Eurasian Badger" as the common name. For standardization, I am proposing using the MSW3 common name of "European Badger", although I have no qualms about abandoning that preference if either MSW3 is incorrect or if common usage has changed since the last edition of MSW. As per an above post, another editor has expressed disagreement with this, so I have opened an RfC. --Tombstone (talk) 07:51, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
thanks for explaining that. buying the line of reasoning and taxonomic changes accepted in the MSW3, then, i have no problem with the European moniker. - Μετανοιδ (talk, email) 18:53, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
I have added 4 images of Eurasian Badger. Three of them are in an unnatural setting. I felt the article would benefit from more images in the gallery, however if it is felt that only 'natural environment' images are appropriate then please remove the three with concrete tile background. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prosthetic Head (talk • contribs) 00:58, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Heptner, V. G.; Sludskii, A. A. (2002). Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol. II, part 1b, Carnivores(Mustelidae). Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation. ISBN 90-04-08876-8. - link is dead. BTW - Mustelidae?! 91.215.34.42 (talk) 20:27, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Japanese wiki looks like this:
English wiki looks like this:
Let's fix the inconsistency. --JBrown23 (talk) 13:37, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
It's claimed here that they're digitigrade, but all other sources I found say badgers, at least in general, are plantigrade - the pictures shown here certainly seem to confirm the European badger is no exception. Am I missing something, or does this need correction? 2602:301:7736:56B0:9CC4:2E2C:2BB4:4B5A (talk) 21:12, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
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According to WP's spelling standards British vs American English, etc. on the Wikipedia:Typo Team team, both versions of recognize/recognise are correct. Since the European badger is native to Europe (and some part of Asia) I believe that it should be spelled "recognise" since it would be more likely that this particular page is more relevant to Europeans than Americans.
It was not a "rouge" (sic) editor that tried to make the word more British, I believe the article may have been written by a European who was more apt to use the British spellings, although it's entirely possible the word was changed along the way. At any rate, either word is correct. Coryphantha (talk) 16:14, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
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Scientifically proven that badgers do not transmit tuberculosis to cattle 70.66.60.126 (talk) 11:37, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
I think the section about badgers making good pets is biased and misleading, and they are classed as not recommended or ‘exotic’ pets by many pet insurers. 2A01:4B00:F627:5B00:8C38:61E8:99ED:FB14 (talk) 23:35, 12 December 2023 (UTC)