Ask The Naturalist: Do Badgers Hibernate?
Do badgers hibernate during the winter? And if not, when *do* they emerge from their burrows? Guest naturalist Susan Kirks answers.
Author Archives: Susan Kirks
Susan is a badger ecologist and naturalist in her 17th year of direct field study and observation of American Badger. Recognized as the leading naturalist in California for the species, Susan’s focus is conservation of native habitat and wildlife connectivity areas to support badger survival. She helped found the nonprofit Paula Lane Action Network, which conserves a 100-year-old American Badger habitat in West Petaluma.
