GENETIC STRUCTURE OF SENSITIVE AND ENDANGERED NORTHWESTERN BADGER POPULATIONS (TAXIDEA TAXUS TAXUS AND T. T. JEFFERSONII)

Population subdivision and peripheral isolation in American badgers (Taxidea taxus) and implications for conservation planning in Canada

In Canada, three subspecies of American badgers (Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777)) traditionally are identified; two of which are listed as endangered because of their restricted geographic range and low population sizes. To verify their subspecific designations and genetic insularity, we analyzed mitochondrial control region sequences within and among badger subspecies (Taxidea taxus jacksoni Sc...

Torpor and Other Physiological Adaptations of the Badger (Taxidea-Taxus) to Cold Environments

Metabolic Adaptations to Prolonged Food-Deprivation by the American Badger Taxidea-Taxus

Aboveground predation by an American badger (Taxidea taxus) on black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

—During research on black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), we repeatedly observed a female American badger (Taxidea taxus) hunting prairie dogs on a colony in southern Phillips County, Montana. During 1–14 June 2006, we observed 7 aboveground attacks (2 successful) and 3 successful excavations of prairie dogs. The locations and circumstances of aboveground attacks suggested that the ...

Helminth Parasitism in the Badger , Taxidea taxus ( Schreber , 1778 ) , from the Western Great Plains

One cestode and eight nematode species were collected from 30 badgers, Taxidea taxus, from Kansas and West Texas. These included Mesocestoides corti Hoeppli, 1925 (23% of hosts infected), Filaroides milksi Whitlock, 1956(7%), Filaria taxideae Keppner, 1970(33%), Metathelazia capsulata Gerichter, 1948 (47%), Physaloptera torquata Leidy, 1886 (100%), Molineus sp. (37%), Ancylostoma taxideae Kalka...