A young badger cub who had fallen onto rocks alongside Cardigan Bay has been launched again into the wild after a interval of RSPCA specialist care.
The male cub – which weighed simply 1.455 kilograms (3.2 kilos) – which is similar weight roughly as three loaves of bread – was discovered on Saturday 20 April at round 1pm at Porthlysgi Beach, St Davids.
He was understandably in a frightened state and was making distressed noises.
RSPCA Inspector and Wildlife Officer Keith Hogben attended the situation – a rural cove off the Pembrokeshire Coast Path – to gather the badger and take him to a place of security.
A video taken by Keith reveals when he was initially noticed as he was hidden amongst the rocks. On this event a specialist bag designed for wildlife was used as a substitute of a cage as a result of difficulties accessing the situation safely.
“The cub was found directly below a larger badger sett so we knew where he came from,” mentioned Keith.
“Luckily he was spotted and we were able to find him amongst the rocks and able to get to him before anything happened to him. He would have been very vulnerable out in the open and in the daylight.”
The badger cub was then assessed by Keith and RSPCA Wildlife Officer Ellie West who offered specialist take care of the cub.
Ellie mentioned as soon as the badger was totally recovered from his ordeal they had been capable of return him to his sett.
The badger made a full restoration (RSPCA)
“On Monday 22 April he was taken back to the sett at dusk and released,” she mentioned.
“We were really pleased he was able to be released so soon as he was still at a suckling age and would have not been out and about yet at this age much at all.”
If you encounter a badger who’s injured or in misery, go to the RSPCA website for recommendation or name the RSPCA’s emergency line on 0300 1234 999.
