Feeling completely at ease, this young female badger played around in the grass right in front of me on another spectacular evening in Grasslands National Park. Hard not to like badgers when they are this cute!
With that, my trip to Grasslands has come to an end. It was an amazing week with memories to last a lifetime. No doubt I’m sure to be back soon!
Owen Slater Photography 
One of my favorite Canadian parks. Can’t wait to go back, either!
The best part is that it just got a lot bigger! The west block and east block are now connected after a rancher gave all his land to Parks Canada! Maybe there is hope for these prairie species after all?!
That was an amazing trip. I may have to go back there some day to see if I can finally see a wild badger. You convinced me the experience is special – not that I needed it
There or Yellowstone seem to be good bets for badgers but with prairie dog numbers in decline in GNP the badgers may start becoming more rare as well.
Any idea why they are declining?
Researchers aren’t sure at this point. Looks like either pups aren’t being born or they are dying in the burrow in the first month or so. With them spending the first several weeks below ground it’s going to be hard to figure out what’s going on.