Badgers are tearing up British golf courses due to the drought
Badgers are tearing up the lawns on golf courses in the United Kingdom as they search for food during the drought. According to The Guardian, the dry, hard soil makes it harder for the animals to find worms and other food buried underground.
At the same time, the manicured fairways and greens on golf courses remain moist. The publication notes that the Water Use (Temporary Bans) Order 2010 provides exceptions for watering sports turf even during temporary water use restrictions.
Jim Crockston, chief executive of the British and International Association of Golf Course Superintendents, explained that badgers typically dig up the turf in search of food. According to him, August marks the start of the period when cockchafer larvae are typically present in the soil.
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According to The Telegraph, golf courses in the counties of Suffolk, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire have reported greens damaged by badgers. The Guardian also reports that England and Wales experienced their driest July since records began in 1836, and 26 million people were subject to a ban on using garden hoses.
European badgers live in the wild for five to eight years. According to data cited in the publication, this species has existed in Great Britain for between half a million and three-quarters of a million years.
