Although American badgers live throughout the United States, humans don’t see them very often, since they’re primarily nocturnal animals that burrow underground. A trail cam set up by the Ohio Division of Wildlife caught this elusive animal, however, and the agency called the sighting “very rare.”
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The National Park Service (NPS) calls American badgers “elusive.” It also says these burrowing predators live primarily in grassy regions containing loamy soils that make it easy to dig.
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“Guess who’s been badgering our trail cams in Ohio?” wrote the Ohio Division of Wildlife in a Facebook post sharing the trail-cam image. “We’ve had two recent sightings of American badgers on trail cameras in Ashland and Sandusky counties! These nocturnal creatures are known for their solitary habits and sightings of them are very rare in Ohio.”
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