22 May 2013

Pacific Northwest Badgers

Hi Everyone,  I’m from western Washington State and have been trying to find an American Badger for a very long time but to no avail.   Since I have to trek to the desert to find them I’m always limited to one or two night visits to their habitat.  Does anyone have any pointers of where a very active badger area/natal den might be found in the Washington/Oregon/British Columbia region?

Joe Dlugo

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  • 22 May 2013
    Jon Hall

    Hi Joe

    I can’t swear to how reliable it is but I saw a Badger in among the Washington Ground Squirrels at Moses Lake in Washington State. http://mammalwatching.com/Nearctic/nearctusawashington.html

    Given I saw it at 11am (it popped out of its burrow when I was squeaking in a Squirrel) then I suspect they ought to be easy to find at night there. Snake River near Boise is also a very good place for them (see http://mammalwatching.com/Nearctic/nearctusaidaho.html) cheers

    Jon

  • 20 August 2017
    Emily Martens

    I live on the Olympic Peninsula and a dog on our property drug in a mummified badger carcass. I was surprised to have one found in the area at all.

  • 27 June 2019
    Andrea

    I’ve seen an American badger twice now on bald hills road in yelm wa. Only place I’ve ever seen one around here.

  • 1 February 2020
    Ken

    While driving both day and night from Moses lake to soap lake on Stratford road I see them. Quite often spring to the warming of summer then I don’t know where they go.Early around 8:00 and then about 6:00pm . My best guess is it mating time and me on motorcycle don’t pose a big problem.

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