Badgers are frequently encountered on development sites, so it is important that ecologists have a clear understanding of the legislation and guidance relating to badgers and development, and to make sure we use appropriate mitigation techniques. When is a licence required? What type of licence is required? Will this activity result in disturbance of badgers in a sett? Is this an active sett? If these are questions that your have asked, then our advanced badgers and development course is probably just what you are looking for. This online course is a pre-recorded webinar on video.

Playing time 3 hours 16 mins.

Course outline: This course will be taught by an experienced ecologist from Ecology Training UK and is aimed at those who work with developers on sites with badgers, and those ecologists working under infrastructure maintenance contracts.

It will cover the following topics:

• Badgers and the law
• Badger issues in development projects
• Types of licences (for development and in response to property damage)
• Mitigation techniques for both licence types
• Case studies of badger projects.

Here’s what our students are saying:

This course is very educational and a good resource to refer back to when working with badgers for development projects. As an ecologist in an ecological consultancy it was very handy to have a course laying out this information clearly. Sues passion for the subject is clear and it does keep you engaged!

Phoebe Waller

Having previously undertaken courses with etuk, I was excited to take the Badgers & Developments one. It didn’t disappoint, Sue’s style of teaching, course content and explanations were easy to understand, with the added bonus of being able to download the manual for future reference. I immediately shared the availability of this course with friends and colleagues, and cannot recommend enough courses with etuk.

Paul Bateman

Sue searl was very knowledgeable and accommodating

Marley

The course was enjoyable and informative. I found it particularly helpful in how flexible the study time was. You could do one module and then leave it a day or two when you had more time. It has also helped my career prospects.

Tim

I liked the ability to undertake the course at my own pace.

Naomi

A career change in your 40’s its quite a daunting prospect, and even though I had completed lots of self study, small courses and training- I knew there were likely a few gaps in my knowledge, so doing a full structured course made good sense. Whilst some of the content was quite familiar, I was surprised by just how big some of the knowledge gaps were – it really boosted my confidence studying the modules and realising why they were so important. It is a great course that I would recommend to anyone wanting to qualify in Conservation, and has certainly helped me in my new career working as part of a landscape recovery project team

Bill Bradshaw

Useful links, detailed information, great supporting photos

Claire

Depth of knowledge was excellent.

Alister