Badgers Belong Here
Mae Moch Daear yn Perthyn Yma
Badgers have shaped the Welsh landscape for thousands of years, living quietly in our woodlands, fields, hedgerows, and now our urban spaces as they adapt to changing habitats.
They’re a vital part of our rich wildlife heritage and deeply rooted in Welsh folklore.
But today, badgers face real and growing threats.
That’s why we’re launching this new campaign, CYMRU - Badgers Belong Here, to educate, inform, and protect, and we need your voice to help us do it.
Cymru Badger Manifesto Launch
With the Senedd elections coming up in 2026, we want to ensure badgers are kept at the forefront of conversations; that’s why we’ve launched the Cymru Badger Manifesto.
We need Senedd candidates to commit to keeping Wales on the right path and increasing the pace of progress.
Read our manifesto to protect badgers in Wales, share with your friends, family and MS!
Become a badger champion in Wales; help us protect, celebrate and cherish badgers for the future.
Why badgers
matter to Wales
Pam mae moch daear yn bwysig i Cymru
Badgers (moch daear) are part of our natural, cultural, and linguistic heritage.
In Welsh, they're known as mochyn daear (earth pig) or broch, names that echo through our poetry, place names, and traditions. They are:
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Symbols of wisdom and resilience in Welsh folklore.
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Ecosystem engineers: helping to aerate soil, disperse seeds, and shape habitats.
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Part of the living history of our countryside.
Let’s honour their place in our past and protect their place in our future.
Threats facing Welsh badgers
Bygythiadau sy’n Wynebu Moch Daear Cymru
Despite strong legal protections, badgers are under threat from:
Illegal persecution (baiting, poisoning, and sett disturbance)
Erledigaeth anghyfreithlon
Persecution is a crime, not a countryside tradition.
Mae erledigaeth yn drosedd, nid traddodiad cefn gwlad.
There is a disproportionately high number of badger baiting crimes reported in Wales.
Mae nifer anghymesur o uchel o droseddau yn ymwneud â baetio moch daear yn cael eu hadrodd yng Nghymru.
Every badger matters. Every voice counts.
Learn to Recognise. Record. Report. Badger crime.
Misinformation about their role in bTB (bovine tuberculosis)
Gwybodaeth anghywir am eu rôl mewn bTB (twbercwlosis buchol)
94% bTB transmission is cattle-cattle. Gwartheg yw trosglwyddiad bTB o 94%
The effectiveness of cattle-based measures is evident today. We only need to look at Wales, which successfully manages bTB without culling badgers. By paying greater epidemiological attention to cattle, the Welsh bTB strategy is amongst the most progressive and effective bTB control programmes in Great Britain to date.
Drwy roi mwy o sylw epidemiolegol i wartheg, mae strategaeth bTB Cymru ymhlith y rhaglenni rheoli bTB mwyaf blaengar ac effeithiol ym Mhrydain Fawr hyd yma.
The threat of badger culling coming to Wales
Bygythiad difa moch daear yn dod i Cymru
The Senedd elections are approaching in May 2026, and leadership or policy changes could threaten badgers, weakening their protections and increasing the threat of badger culling.
Mae etholiadau’r Senedd yn agosáu ym mis Mai 2026, a gallai arweinyddiaeth neu newidiadau polisi fygwth moch daear, gan wanhau eu hamddiffyniadau a chynyddu’r bygythiad o ddifa moch daear.
Wales is leading the Way
Mae Cymru’n Arwain y Ffordd
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Wales is showing that wildlife and farming can coexist. The Welsh approach to tackling bovine TB (bTB) proves that science, not scapegoating, is the way forward.
Unlike England, Wales does not cull badgers.
Mae Cymru yn dangos y gall bywyd gwyllt a ffermio gydfodoli. Mae dull Cymru o fynd i’r afael â TB mewn gwartheg (bTB) yn profi mai gwyddoniaeth, nid bwch dihangol, yw’r ffordd ymlaen. Yn wahanol i Loegr, nid yw Cymru yn difa moch daear.
The bovine TB strategy in Wales is amongst the most progressive and effective bTB control programmes employed in Great Britain. The policy in Wales follows the science and applies stricter controls to cattle, such as through better testing:
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Stricter biosecurity measures
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Country-wide annual testing
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Using more accurate tests (SICCT at severe interpretation, IDEXX & Gamma Interferon)
Compared to England, which to date, still uses the standard SICCT test (at the lowest interpretation) most widely. But at only 50% accurate, it can miss up to half of the bTB-infected cattle! meaning one in two to one in five (50% - 20%) infected animals could be missed each time a herd is tested.
This strategy is working. Let’s keep it that way. Mae'r strategaeth hon yn gweithio. Gadewch i ni ei gadw felly.
Support evidence-led policy, not wildlife persecution. Cefnogwch bolisi sy’n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth nid erledigaeth bywyd gwyllt.
What you can do
Beth Allwch Chi Ei Wneud
Get involved with your local group & reignite grassroots support for badgers in Wales.
Ymunwch â'ch grŵp lleol ac ailgynnau cymorth ar lawr gwlad i foch daear yng Nghymru.
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No group in your area? We can help you start one. Contact Groups@badgertrust.org.uk to start a new group.
Sign up for our newsletter: Stay informed & spread the message, Badgers Belong Here.
Cofrestrwch ar gyfer ein cylchlythyr: Arhoswch yn wybodus, cymrwch ran, a helpwch i ledaenu’r neges: mae moch daear yn perthyn yma.
Campaign Call to Action & Templates Coming Soon!
Tell your MS: Badgers belong here. Urge them to protect science-led policies.
Dywedwch wrth eich Aelod o’r Senedd: Mae moch daear yn perthyn yma.
Share the campaign: Use your platform to speak up for Welsh wildlife and use #BadgersBelongHere #mochdaearCymru
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Let's raise our voices to protect Wales' badgers.
Gadewch i ni godi’n lleisiau i amddiffyn moch daear.