A RARE albino badger is being cared for at West Hatch Animal Centre near Taunton after being found with injuries on his neck and rump.

The male badger was found in an outdoor toilet in Beaminster in Dorset and admitted to RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre near Taunton on March 21.

He is now recovering from his wounds and is expected to be returned to the wild once he is back to full strength.

RSPCA wildlife centre supervisor Paul Oaten said: “Albino badgers are fairly rare so to have one admitted to the centre only happens once in a blue moon.

“This poor badger came in to us with territorial bite wounds on his neck and rump, but other than that he is in good condition.

“He has been seen by the vet and had the wounds cleaned up and will be undergoing a course of antibiotics.

“We see a lot of badgers with these kind of injuries throughout February and March as it is when they are most territorial.

“With the females having given birth in February, they are ready to mate again straight away so males are competing for females.”

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