The Maligned and Misunderstood North American Badger

Authors

Richard Lampe, Buena Vista CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The common though highly elusive North American badger is seldom seen and often misunderstood. When badgers are encountered by man, the experience is frequently startling to both parties. Impressions based on such limited and stress-filled information are biased. For example, it is widely believed that this member of the family Mustelidae (which also includes skunks, otters and weasels) is vicious, mean and aggressive. However, personal experience with badgers gained from studies over the past 10 years indicates that, although quite capable of defending themselves, badgers are shy, secretive and good bluffers.

Publication Date

September 1980

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

17

Issue

2

First Page

27

Last Page

30

Copyright

© Copyright 1980 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Lampe, Richard (1980) "The Maligned and Misunderstood North American Badger," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 17: No. 2, Article 18.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol17/iss2/18