World Aug 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Too many holes! Why badgers are digging up Britain’s lovingly maintained golf courses

Thanks to the drought, these black-and-white beauties are struggling to catch worms in the rock-hard earth. But there’s still good foraging on well-watered fairways and greensName: Badgers.Age: European badgers live for five to eight years in the wild. They have been in the UK, where this story is s...

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by Guardian Staff

Too many holes! Why badgers are digging up Britain’s lovingly maintained golf courses

Thanks to the drought, these black-and-white beauties are struggling to catch worms in the rock-hard earth. But there’s still good foraging on well-watered fairways and greens

Name: Badgers.

Age: European badgers live for five to eight years in the wild. They have been in the UK, where this story is set, for half to three-quarters of a million years.

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