Containing information about their life physiology, their behaviours, their place in literature, art and myth and legend, this book is a must-have for all British nature lovers, The Badger Book is an ideal guide to its subject, beautifully illustrated throughout with previously unpublished photography and artwork.

The Badger Book takes its place as part of Graffeg's compact, accessible Nature Book series, exploring our relationship with some of Britain's best-loved wild creatures. This addition introduces 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 British land for thousands of years, badgers have been both revered and reviled, cherished and tormented, beloved and brutalized - 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 British 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.