Suitable habitat for badgers is characterized by herbaceous, shrub, and open stages of most habitats with dry, friable soils. Nocturnal and diurnal. Area used during winter smaller than at other seasons. Home range estimates vary geographically and seasonally. Little information available.
Badgers mate in summer and early fall.
Gestation period varies from 183-265 days, including delayed implantation. Embryo implants about 45 days prior to birth. Males not mature sexually until second yr. Badgers 11-15 yr. Badgers are highly specialized fossorial mustelids that help control small mammal populations.