Most abundant in drier open stages of most shrub, forest, and herbaceous habitats, with friable soils. Also eat some reptiles, insects, earthworms, eggs, birds, and carrion. Diet shifts seasonally and yearly in response to availability of prey.
Badgers dig burrows in friable soil for cover.
Young are born in burrows dug in relatively dry, often sandy, soil, usually in areas with sparse overstory cover. No data found. 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.