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Why report an RTA?
Population Information - This provides Clwyd Badger Group along with other environmental organisations with key data over where badgers are and which roads are being used frequently.
Road Infrastructure - Clwyd Badger Group is a compulsory consultee on road changes, if work is being done on changing roads, not only is our data shared with Cofnod for planning, but grants can be applied for to create badger friendly changes to the roads, like underground culverts for travel.
BovineTB Research & Surveillance - We work with Welsh Government who collect RTAs that are suitable, which are tested for bTB. Positive bTB samples undergo whole genome sequencing by epidemiologists to aid identification of an outbreak source or spread. Scientific papers are written using the data, the more data collected the better the sample size and the more useful the results are.
Badger safety - As well as examining the carcass for signs of bTB, the badgers are also checked for illegal interference and trap-related injuries.
How to report an RTA?
Find the location
Use some of these tools to provide us with a more accurate location.
One of the best is https://gridreferencefinder.com/ which can give you every detail possible.
2. Gather the information needed
We need two parts - the location and importantly the Badger RTAs condition. However you can tell us more information, like if you know where the nearest sett is, or if you have any suspicions about the collision.
The main aim from the post-mortem is to obtain samples for bacterial culture. Unfortunately, if samples are unable to be taken, the badger is not suitable for the project. Severely decayed badgers where the hair and skin is coming off, badgers covered in maggots and those severely damaged are unsuitable for this reason. If you advise us a badger is unsuitable that data is still recorded on our mapping systems and beneficial to Badger to know where they are being killed, but we'll then arrange with the Local Authority for the badger RTA to be collected and removed by them as the statutory body.
You can click here to see images of badger RTAs which have been suitable for collection - WARNING - Images of dead badgers.
3. SEnd us the info we need
We need a minimum of two parts - the location and its condition
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