Commission for Warwick: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/34753606/

badger badger (🍄🐍) . . . . . . #dachs #europäischerdachs #marder #tier #tiere #natur #kuscheln #badger #europeanbadger #eurasianbadger #mustelid #animal #animals #nature #cuddling #arthgoldau #tierparkgoldau #zoo #wildlifepark #schweiz #switzerland (hier: Arth-Goldau, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMaF44mD8j5/?igshid=vu00j7hr7jlf

Sir Cedric Badgerton. My take on a steampunk badger 🦡 Polymer clay over wire and foil, Cosclay for the clothes, metal gears and key, glass cabochon for the monocle, acrylic paint, wood base, magic, and love. He is available, link in profile. #europeanbadger #melesmeles #steampunk #steampunkart #steampunkcritters #badger #sculpey #supersculpey #polymerclay #pnwsculptors #pnwartist #pdxsculptor #gabriellesbabrielles #hufflepuff #cosclayusa #gears #monocle #handmadegoddess #magichands #fantasyfigurine #fairycreature https://www.instagram.com/p/CH_zsCNgiSB/?igshid=sr7trlfu6af9

BABY FRIENDS ACROSS CONTINENTS (2020) Digital painting

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𝙷𝚒 𝙲𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 🍁 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚢 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚕 𝚐𝚞𝚢. 𝙷𝚎’𝚜 𝚜𝚘 𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 🦡 𝙸 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊 𝚙𝚎𝚜𝚔𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔….. 𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔? 𝙴𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝙸’𝚖 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 🪱 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………#art #love #cottagecore #goblincore #englishcountryside #englishwildlife #badger #europeanbadger #badgerart #badgerillustration #zine #zineillustration #zines #foxandbadger #natureinspired #woodland #melesmeles #animalstudy #sketchbook #illustration #artwork #traditionalart #mixedmedia #watercolor #gouache #winsorandnewton #chonk #savethebadgers #artoftheday #photooftheday . Posted from @feedpreview.official 🙈! Try now for free! https://www.instagram.com/p/CRRRz5Erp0P/?utm_medium=tumblr

Badger Culling is Pointless.

Badger Culling is a massive issue in the United Kingdom. For years, the government have endorsed initiatives to control populations in an attempt to combat the spread of Bovine TB.

Bovine TB can be catastrophic for livestock populations as it spreads easily, is an extremely unpleasant illness and is lethal. Either the disease kills the cows or the farmer does. 

The government obviously care most about the loss of revenue to farmers, and they have to be seen to be doing something about it. Unfortunately most of the actions required to reduce Bovine TB in the UK would cost the farmers revenue...so they blame the entire issue on the badgers. Who only make up a small percentage of the problem. 

Even if badger culling was effective, you’d barely be scratching the surface of the problem. But it isnt. Recent research by Dr. Matthew Silk has found culling badgers actually makes the spread of TB worse.

Why is this do you ask?

His theoretical models suggest that this is due to the social structure of wild badgers. Most badgers live in small groups (setts), and maybe one or two badgers of each sett will be affiliated with another group elsewhere (usually the males). To kill members of these setts leads to group dispersal, meaning the disease is spread further around and more quickly. Maintaining their current social structures keeps the disease /relatively/ contained. 

The question is, why are we still culling? To look busy? 

We need to be a. vaccinating our badgers not killing them, b. farming older ancestral lines of livestock that may have some form of resistance and c. farming livestock in smaller herds. 

 Sacrificing a bit of economic gain for the sake of morality and animal welfare seems like a fair price. Moreover the vaccinations will help the badgers in turn, as its a sorry death for them as well when they succumb to the disease. 

AND as we move toward a more climate friendly future, the world will have less room for cows anyway.

Work on the best way to vaccinate our wild population is ongoing... but I hope to see our other 2 factors acknowledged soon. Not ignored. 

A bit more progress on my European Badger today. Showing some Hufflepuff pride! 💛😁 Need to buy a couple more pastel pencils to finish it up. Really struggling to get layers on this Sellinier pastel card though. Won't be buying that again. I think I'll do the others on Uart 500 or maybe even give my Canson pastel paper (I use for colored pencils) a try. Lesson learned! 😉 .. .. .. .. #NebraskaWildlifeArtist #NebraskaArtist #OmahaArtist #WildlifeArtist #WildlifeArt #wildlife #MidwestArtist #Midwest #GreatPlains #GreatPlainsArtist #EuropeanBadger #wildlife #Hufflepuff #HufflepuffPride #Hogwarts #HarryPotter #Badger #Pastels #pastelpainting #CarbOthello #NuPastels #badgersofig

Next on my upcoming series is a European badger. Work on this searies continues🎬 Have you checked my website? Link in bio @moshii_art ———————————————————————————— @moshii_art #moshiiart #portrait #mixedmediaportrait #mixedmedia #animalportrait #colorful #art #arte #artwork #animaux #animal #animalportrait #artist #artiste #peintre #abstractcolours #abstractcolors #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #homedecorelovers #animallovers #europeanbadger #badger #jezevec #kidsroom #kids #detskypokojicek #detskypokoj (v místě Czech Republic) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVEwS1n051/?igshid=4kik0h5dwjls

#HUFFLEPUFF Rowena Ravenclaw definió el lugar y el nombre, pero fue Helga Hufflepuff quien reunió y comandó a todas las personas y criaturas mágicas que contribuyeron en la construcción del colegio #Hogwarts de #magia y #hechicería. Los miembros de su casa se caracterizan por ser alegres, altruistas y laboriosos. También suelen tener facilidad para la herboristería y la cocina, y aprecian el trabajo duro y bien hecho. Son la gente más amistosa y menos competitiva que existe, y (en palabras de la propia autora) todos deberíamos tratar de ser más Hufflepuff. Algunos de los miembros más conocidos de la casa del elemento #tierra fueron Cedric Diggory, Newt Scamander, y Nymphadora Tonks💛 ¿Cuál es TU casa de Hogwarts? Quiero ver la mano arriba de todos esos geniales Hufflepuffs✋ ¡Saludos, y #SeanCreativos! 💭💡✏ * 🇬🇧 Rowena Ravenclaw picked the name and location, but it was Helga Hufflepuff who gathered and commanded all the people and #magical creatures of the #WizardingWorld who took part in the construction of the #HogwartsSchoolOfWitchcraftAndWizardry. The members of her house are known to be cheerful, altruistic and industrious. They also tend to have a knack for herbalism and cooking, and appreciate well done #hardwork. They are the friendliest and least competitive people around, and (in the own words of @jkrowling_official) we all should try to be more Hufflepuffy. Some of the most famous members of the #earth element house were Cedric Diggory, Newt Scamander, and Nymphadora Tonks💛 What is YOUR Hogwarts house? I want to see the hands up of all those cool Hufflepuffs out there✋ Greetings, and #BeCreative! 💭💡✏ * 🌐Web> martintalone.wixsite.com/sleipnircreaciones ❤Instagram> www.instagram.com/martintaloneilustracion 👍Facebook> www.facebook.com/sleipnir.creaciones 🐦Twitter> www.twitter.com/talonemartin 🎥YouTube> www.youtube.com/mantekamondobizarro 📹TikTok> tiktok.com/@martintaloneilustracion * #harrypotter #harrypotterfanart #myhogwartshouse #potterhead #fantasyart #fantasticbeasts #friends #bookworm #badger #europeanbadger #workaholics (en Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxHDMkj7oN/?igshid=11aa2u8j7x73v

Here's the comparison between American and European badgers I posted about earlier 🙂 Both lovely skulls, pretty different shapes though! The American badger is on the left, the European one on the right #skullsundays #bones #skeletons #skulls #animalskulls #animalbones #americanbadger #europeanbadger #badgers #badgerskull #americanwildlife #osteology #zoology #skullcollector #skullcleaning #skullcollecting #skullcollection #naturalhistory #taxidermy #oddities #curiosities #curiocabinet #wunderkammer #etsyshop #onlineshop #itwasdeadwhenwemet #vultureculture #ossaflores http://bit.ly/2Dl2wM4

I've always wanted to make a European Badger. I'm going to add a hat and Steampunk accessories. Should be fun 😊 #europeanbadger #melesmeles #steampunk #steampunkart #steampunkcritters #badger #sculpey #supersculpey #polymerclay #pnwsculptors #pnwartist #pdxsculptor #gabriellesbabrielles https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-5zNDAZ12/?igshid=1apmiklc9c81e

☯️🌍 #YinYangANIMAL no. 5: BADGER (2020) 2nd European animal of my project #YinYangANIMAL Around the World. Art prints and other products with this design.

It’s A Badger! Yes, I know you folks on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean see these guys a least when your government is trying to cull them. They do have all us animal lovers on their side including @brianmayforreal (Thanks Bri for speaking up for badgers and for shredding a mean guitar). We do have American Badgers here but they are not that common at least where I have lived. This is a Trail Cam footage from The Foundation For The Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets on Facebook. • No Sound • #Badgers #Badger #EuropeanMammal #EuropeanBadger #SaveMe #CameraTrap #TrailCam https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9DGCrhSAw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wn6pstnvzbs6

Under-painting for something new. Had an idea which I couldn't get out of my head so I gave in and started! What's a Hufflepuff girl to do when she gets an idea? Pull out the pastels! First in a series of four. 😊 Love how quickly pastels go down! Getting ready to start working on details. WIP: Badger. .... .... .... .... #NebraskaWildlifeArtist #NebraskaArtist #OmahaArtist #WildlifeArtist #WildlifeArt #wildlife #MidwestArtist #Badger #EuropeanBadger #wildlife #GreatPlains #GreatPlainsArtist #pastels #pastelpainting #CarbOthello #NuPastels #HarryPotter #Hogwarts #Hufflepuff #HufflepuffPride #Always #ArtistLife #HappyPlace #WIP

8) What is your favorite species to collect and why? Right now it has to be badger, I just adore their coloring, cuteness and skullshape. But when I get a horse it will probably be horse that steps up to number one on this place.

BABY FRIENDS ACROSS CONTINENTS (2020) Digital painting

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