A security alert was sparked at an army base after a badger broke in to an ammunition compound. The Ministry of Defence called in wildlife officers after the animal dug its way into the facility, in Wiltshire, last month. A spokesman for the Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital said it had an ‘anxious call from the Army’. The MoD confirmed it had called the charity to ‘humanely capture and remove’ the trapped animal, which had gone through several levels of security. The Ministry of Defence called in wildlife officers after a badger dug its way into the facility, in Wiltshire, last monthCharity spokesman Marilyn Korkis said: ‘You won’t deter a determined badger.

Source: Daily Mail June 03, 2021 23:54 UTC