American badger

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Noun1.American badger - a variety of badger native to AmericaAmerican badger - a variety of badger native to America
Taxidea taxus
badger - sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
genus Taxidea, Taxidea - in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae
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High gene flow in the American Badger overrides habitat preferences and limits bradscale genetic structure.
Space Use and Habitat Selection of American Badgers (Taxidea Taxus) in Southwestern Wisconsin
The American badger has a dark head with a white line on its forehead and neck.
This varmint has an attitude
Applicants can rest assured that this site has long-term viability that will allow them to fully mitigate their impacts." Black Mountain's location benefits a number of protected species, including desert tortoise, Mohave ground squirrel, American badger, desert kit fox, loggerhead shrike and Le Conte's thrasher, as well as waters of the state of California.
Wildlands accepting reservations for habitat mitigation
The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is one of the largest members of the weasel family (Mustelidae) in North America, second only to the wolverine, and it's one of nine species of badgers found worldwide.
AMERICAN BADGERS: FOUR-LEGGED EXCAVATORS: Interesting information you're sure to dig
The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is a generally solitary animal, usually hunting without the assistance of other badgers or other species (Long, 1973).
Observations of antagonistic and nonantagonistic interactions between the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and the American badger (Taxidea taxus)
During this time, respiratory illness developed in a 12-year-old male American badger (Taxidea taxus taxus), a 19-year-old female Bornean binturong (Arctictis binturong penicillatus), and a 7-year-old blackfooted ferret (Mustela nigripes) housed in a San Diego zoological garden.
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in 3 wildlife species, San Diego, California, USA
The species include the Barn Owl, Eastern Prairie Fringed-Orchid, Engelmann's Quillwort, Few-flowered Club-rush, Jefferson Salamander, American Badger, Peregrine Falcon, Western Silvery Aster and Wood Turtle.
Brant under watch for Jefferson Salamander
Observations of interactions between swift fox and American badger. The Prairie Naturalist 38:63-64.
Hypothetical relationships between the San Joaquin kit fox, California grizzly bear, and gray wolf on the pre-European California landscape
Taxidea taxus (American badger).--The American badger was collected from three counties in the Permian Basin.
Distributional records of mammals from the Permian Basin, Texas
ABSTRACT: In a 1955 mail survey, Indiana conservation officers reported the North American badger (Taxidea taxus) from 33 counties in Indiana.
RANGE EXPANSION OF THE BADGER (TAXIDEA TAXUS) IN INDIANA
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