Badger dug into Wiltshire high-security ammunition compound

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Wildlife officers called in by the Ministry of Defence after badger dug its way into Army base

Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital said it "was actually quite an easy catch" after going through several levels of security

Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital said it had an "anxious call from the Army" after the badger "penetrated" secure fencing and got trapped inside a "high security ammunition compound" in Wiltshire.Marilyn Korkis, from the charity, said: "You won't deter a determined badger."She added the adult badger had "found a weak place" in the fencing and dug its way into the compound on 9 May.

"We managed to creep up on him on tiptoe and box him in before he realized something was happening," she said.

 

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