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Badgers have become more common in cities of the UK as they increase in number and their environments and habitats are being changed. Badgers are lawfully protected under the Protection of Badgers Act, which means it is an offense to kill or injure a badger. You are also forbidden from damaging their setts, which means both demolishing them and stopping badgers from accessing them.
However, badgers remain a frequent nuisance pest. They can cause damage to lawns or fencing as they forage for food. Although it is against the law to use pesticides or other means to try to remove badgers from your garden, there are several legal and humane methods to deter badgers. The least difficult method is simply to try and get rid of their food source, which will frequently mean they don’t bother going to your garden. If they are overturning and eating from bins, simply close them firmly with elastic cable. Alternative deterrent solutions include movement activated ultrasonic noise systems.
If you have a serious badger issue in your garden, specialist pest control companies can provide you guidance on the probable method of entry that the badger is using. They can in addition install safe and legal deterrents to help control the badgers. The Badger Trust should also be contacted as they operate local groups which could have targeted advice about badgers locally.
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The Scottish Borders is one of Scotland’s 32 council areas and it is found near Edinburgh, and also the counties of South Lanarkshire and West Lothian. Together with the 6th largest land area in the country along with a population of 112,900, this particular region just has a density of 24 individuals every km squared. Within the Scottish Borders are the towns of Selkirk, Earlston, Hawick, Kelso and Walkerburn.