Jason Goodwin

A badger eats, squats, thieves. But should we cull them?

Patrick Barkham tries badger stir-fry and weighs the culling debate in Badgerlands

Detail of Sodoma’s ‘Life of St Benedict’ (1505), showing an unusual example of badgers as pets. Credit: Mary Evans Picture Library

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