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BADGER Project

@badgerproject.bsky.social
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Evidence-led research on badgers, bTB & wildlife disease dynamics Ecology · genomics · demography · data science NERC-funded, University-led project

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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Movement matters in disease ecology. If animals move between social groups, or if individuals enter or leave a study population, that can affect how disease appears to persist. A key aim of the project is to understand how birth, death, immigration, emigration and dispersal shape disease dynamics.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
DNA can help us understand family relationships, population structure and movement. Genomics is one piece of the BADGER Project puzzle that will help reconstruct badger pedigrees, distinguish resident and immigrant individuals and explore whether genetic variation is linked to infection processes.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The puzzle pieces of the BADGER Project, include Demography, Behaviour, Ageing and Epidemiology research of a 50-years long study of a wild badger population. Genetics and statistical modelling will help us explore unknowns hidden by living in the wild. Follow as we uncover the mystery.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The BADGER Project is a puzzle - a jigsaw whose pieces will help us uncover information about the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis in badgers. Luckily, we have already identified the puzzle pieces we need. Follow along to find out what these are and how they will help us solve the mystery.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Having a decades-long view of data allows us to ask detailed questions; whether disease persistence is stable, fluctuating, internally driven, externally influenced, or shaped by several processes at once. Follow for updates, and behind the science explainers.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The BADGER project is based around a five-decades long monitoring program of a wild badger population, providing information on individual badgers, disease testing, demography and population change. Having this data means we can investigate badger behaviour and disease dynamics.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A single field season can show a snapshot. A long-term study can show change. The BADGER project uses long-term evidence and statistical modelling to understand the processes that shape disease dynamics. Follow for updates, and behind the science explainers.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
How can we study wildlife disease when so much of its important processes are hidden? We may not see an animal becoming infected or which animal transmitted the infection, but we can use long term data and statistical models to guide our research.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
BADGER is a research project, not a campaign. The aim is to understand disease dynamics using long-term evidence, not to promote a predetermined position about badgers or disease management.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The BADGER project is not campaigning for any side of the Bovine Tuberculous debate, we are not assigning blame or promoting simple answers. Our aim is to share careful, transparent science about a complex disease system.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Bovine Tuberculosis is a difficult issue for many communities. It has consequences for farming, animal health, wildlife, conservation, policy and public trust. Improving the evidence base is important for everyone affected by the disease.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This project isn't just about badgers, the badger-bovine tuberculosis system is the case study we analyse that will result in broader questions relevant to ecology, farming, conservation, epidemiology and policy.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Despite the name and photos, this project isn’t just about badgers, it’s about all wildlife disease: how infections persist, how they fluctuate, how hidden processes shape transmission, and how better evidence can support better understanding.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hello! We’re the team working on the BADGER project & this is us during a heatwave on the 2nd day of the Project Launch meet up when we had a wander into Woodchester Park. Fantastic to have the team together and get the ideas flowing. Follow for more. #WildlifeDisease #WildlifeResearch
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Bovine Tuberculosis is a complex issue affecting farming, wildlife, policy and rural communities. Our role is to improve understanding through evidence — not to campaign for a simple answer. #ScienceCommunication #ConservationScience #bTB
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Using the long-running Woodchester Park badger-bTB study system, the BADGER project brings together ecology, genomics, epidemiology, ageing research, social network analysis and statistical modelling, follow for project updates and resources #BayesianModelling #DiseaseEcology #bTB
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Our new research project, BADGER, investigates how wildlife diseases persist, spread and change through time. This new knowledge will transform our ability to predict and manage wildlife disease and emergent epidemics and pandemics of the future #WildlifeDisease #DiseaseEcology #WildlifeResearch
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Introducing the new research project, ‘Badger Ageing, Demographic, Genomic and Epidemiological Research’ a five-year NERC-funded research project led by the University of Exeter with collaborative partners University of Sheffield, University of Edinburgh and APHA #WildlifeDisease #DiseaseEcology
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