Secretive and principally nocturnal, badgers are seldom encountered in the wild. Unlike their mustelid cousins (otters, stoats and pine martens), the badger is a highly social animal, living in small groups (in burrow systems known as setts. Veon ecologists captured this night-vision image of a badger on a trail camera on a site in Co. Carlow where they are undertaking a full range of surveys and reports including Natura Impact Statement (NIS), Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and Biodiversity Management Plans.
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