Badgers are a protected species and the council has been granted a licence from Natural England to dig ... holes began to ...
Ch Insp Iain Dixon said: "Badger digging is a cruel and barbaric activity ... digging at the sett with their nets strewn over the exit hole. Booth fled the scene when he saw the officers ...
A county council spokesman said the "most recent event has revealed significant activity in the badger sett at this location". "Highways staff have taken the opportunity to look at a different ...