Badger Range and Habitat
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Posted Under: Predators & Varmints | May 30, 2007
Posted Under: Predators & Varmints | May 30, 2007
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The badger is widely distributed in the contiguous United States. Its range extends southward from the Great Lakes states to the Ohio Valley and westward through the Great Plains to the Pacific Coast, though not west of the Cascade mountain range in the Northwest. Badgers are found at elevations of up to 12,000 feet (3,600 m).
Badgers prefer open country with light to moderate cover, such as pastures and rangelands inhabited by burrowing rodents. They are seldom found in areas that have many trees.
Reader Comments
i think I have had badgers living in my yard in Monson Massachusetts. They created a burrow under my barn aprox three years ago and my efforts to identify them have led me to this belief. They are grey and white (badger grey with white stripes.) and have loose skin in a kind of skirt between the fore and back paws. When they move when seen they sort of flutter across the ground. Are these normal for mass.?
I think I saw a badger last night in my yard but I live in Rhode Island. All the research I’ve found says their habitat is mostly west and plains areas. Nothing about them being in the Northeast. Is it possible that’s what I saw? Is there an animal that looks similar to the badger that lives around here?
I believe I saw a Badger in a hollow tree today about 18 feet frim the ground. have you ever heard of a badger in a tree before? I haven’t found information that states anything other than they are a burrowing animal.
I have a cabin at Morom Lake Az , which is about 30 miles south of Flagstaff. I hike the back woods and on Oct. 28-08 I stepped within 10 feet of a badger. It was digging for it’s breakfast and may not have heard me approch since it had its head in a hole. It hissed at me and I just backed off and watched it waddle away. The next day, I returned too the sameplace and saw it again. I plan on returning too the same area but this time I will have my cramra with me.
I think I have a badger living under my shed in Holyoke, Ma, and I was wondering the same thing.