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Badgers are a critical part of our ecosystems, and have co-existed with hedgehogs and ground-nesting birds for over 250,000 years. Intensive agriculture, pesticides, and removal of hedgerows have been shown to be more impactful on these native species than badgers ever have been! Contrary to popular belief, badgers don't actively hunt hedgehogs. In fact studies have shown badgers and hedgehogs can co-exist quite peacefully with very few behaviours classed as predatory - quite often they are seen