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Badger cub tries to suckle dog at Hastings
14 April 2009
A badger cub only a few weeks old was picked up after trying to suckle up to a dog in a garden in Hastings on Bank Holiday Monday. The badger cub was rescued by volunteer rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) who took it into care at Eastbourne.
The badger has now been transported to Folly Wildlife Rescue for hand rearing with other baby badgers and for eventual release.
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It is very easy to assume a bird has been abandoned when you find it on the ground, but quite often it is a fledgling learning to fly. When a fledgling takes its first flight it is going to be unsuccessful, it is natural for them to spend 2-3 days on the ground sometimes before they can fly properly. Mum and dad will normally be nearby but they do not always fly down to feed every few minutes as they are trying to encourage the youngster to fly. Both the youngster and the parents are good at hiding themselves.