Dear Badger Groups

BBC Country file will be reporting on snaring on 2 March and is filming on the issue on 25-26 February. If anyone is involved in rescuing or recovering a snared badger, either alive or dead, between today and 26 Feb, please call Trevor Lawson immediately on 07976 262388 at any time of the day or night. There is a strong possibility of getting this issue televised.

Alternatively, if you have recently taken a snared badger to an animal rescue centre and it is available for filming or is due to be released very soon, again please contact me immediately.

One is a BBC series called Animal 24/7. It is being filmed between now and the end of June, focusing on people who are actively trying to help and protect wildlife. The production crew is based in Leeds so is particularly interested in activities in the north of England, but will travel countrywide. Examples for filming could include protecting a vulnerable sett with steel mesh, campaigning to protect a sett threatened by development or rescuing and rehabilitating badgers that have been persecuted or otherwise injured. If you have a story that might fit the bill, this time please send an email to trevor.lawson@redfoxmedia.com and remember to include your contact details including, where possible, a mobile number.

The second is being made by an East Anglian production company for independent television (probably Channel 5). A presenter will be touring the country on a wildlife 'safari', enthusing about encountering various animals. We are looking for a good badger watching facility where the animals are used to the sound of people and to lights. It will be good publicity for the facility and for badgers so, again, please send me an email if you have any suitable locations.