Badger rescued from top secret Army base in Wiltshire
A badger's been rescued from a high security army base in Wiltshire
Last updated 3rd Jun 2021
Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital were called by the army after the animal dug its way into a place where ammunition is stored - although the location hasn't been revealed because of how top secret it is.
The badger was rescued and has since been released back into the wild.
In a post on Facebook, the Wildlife Hospital described what happened.
"We received an anxious call from the army which would have caused a few red faces! An adult Badger managed to dig in to a high security ammunition compound and couldn't remember the place he penetrated to enter the sensitive area, so he couldn't find his way out. . In his memory lapse, he managed to dig several areas penetrating and testing the rest of the secure fencing(🤫)!"
"Apparently he wasn't very pleased to meet the security dogs going about their duty and they were just as confused and shocked to encounter such a grumpy individual."
Luckily for Mike and I the Badger was curled up against a wall with his head tucked in tight, on tiptoe we approached from 2 different directions on an exceptionally windy day!💨. We managed to box him in before he realized something was happening, with all sides of his escape route blocked and the front open ended cage against his head, persuaded him to go in."
"The Badger was very very annoyed and spent the rest of the day at the hospital with food and the promise of a return home later in the evening. At 1am I returned with the Badger and offered him freedom within a few hundred yards of the secure ? compound (I'm sure I could see extra security lights on!)"
"It took a while for him to face the right way with me wondering if I should have worn armour in case he came my way as he was still swearing....so a slight tilt of the cage and off he waddled down the track exit stage right .......towards the compound!"