What protection level does the badger hold as a nationally protected animal?

The badger is a common mammal found in Asia and Europe, generally seen in dense forests and on mountain slopes and hills. Because it has a fierce temperament and an omnivorous diet, people run away when they see it. So what protection level does the badger hold?

1. What protection level does the badger hold?

The wolverine is a national first-class key protected animal in China, while the ferret badger, honey badger and Eurasian badger have been included in the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Any hunting and all kinds of human disturbance activities, including those involving other species, are prohibited; killing them is illegal.

2. Where are badgers distributed?

Badgers mostly inhabit dense forests in the mountains, barren hills with graves, streams and lakes, and the shrubbery of mountain slopes and hills. They like to live in groups and are good at digging burrows. They have a very omnivorous diet and like to eat the roots and stems of plants, corn, peanuts, vegetables, melons, beans, insects, earthworms, frogs, rodents and other small mammals and small reptiles.

Overall, there are many species of badgers, and most of them are protected animals. Among them, the wolverine is a national first-class key protected animal in China, and the honey badger, Eurasian badger and ferret badger have been included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.