If Our Wildlife Could Only Talk...

If our wildlife could only talk, I think many countryside species would say ‘Please slow down in your cars’. But they can’t talk, so I’m doing it for them...

Ah! The joy of driving through country lanes with fewer cars, and at night, little, or no light pollution. This brings me to my point of slowing down please, particularly at night when many wild animals come out in the cover of darkness.  Recently we admitted a very sad looking and unfortunately, badly injured badger, brought to us by RSPCA Inspector Cragg. It had been spotted pulling itself across the road after being hit by a car, its back legs dragging behind.

On arriving at Stapeley, the badger was sedated so a full examination could be carried out. Our vet detected a head trauma, as well as spinal injury which explained the poor animal having to drag itself across the road. Suffering from such severe injuries resulted in the badger having to be put to sleep. I was glad it did not have to endure any more pain, longer than was necessary, but it was such a terrible shame that an otherwise healthy animal had to come to such an abrupt end.

Please remember when driving through country roads, that we are driving amidst the homes of many species of wildlife. We have the right to be safe where we live, and so should they. 

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