Adopt a honey badger

Since I already talked about adopting highways, I thought, why not continue with the adoption talk – just with a little different object. This time it's not highways, but honey badgers that need help.

Honey badgers are members of the weasel family, and they are related to skunks, otters, and ferrets. They are curious, wide-ranging nomadic animals that rarely show fear. Honey badgers have thick, tough skin loose enough to allow for escape from predators, and a scent gland at the base of the tail that expels a smelly liquid they use to mark territory or to warn others to stay away. They are fast, and utilize this asset when ambushing much larger prey and even attacking poisonous snakes, relying on their thick skin to protect themselves.


Honey badgers cause a threat to beekeeping productivity by doing beehive damage, particularly around protected areas. Farmers have been persecuting them since the early 1800’s, and this problem has escalated since 1990. Most problems occur in the Western Cape. 83 percent of honey badgers killed in the Western Cape were killed by beekeepers that hadn't made an effort to protect their hives. In some areas surrounding beekeepers, farmers have been encouraged to kill honey badgers to support beekeepers.

Anyone can protect honey badgers and their habitats, and support WWF’s global efforts by adopting a honey badger. WWF offers three different honey badger adoption kits: a $25, $50, or a $100 kit. The kits include gift bags, photos of honey badgers, gift boxes, soft toys and adoption certificates.

They may be tough, but they need help...