A vulnerable badger was rescued by an animal charity after it was spotted by a member of the public on the edge of an elevated part of the M5.<br /><br />The animal was curled up on the side of the motorway on a ledge with a drop "over 100-metre drop" on the other side.<br /><br />Animal rescuers coordinated with the highway police to close off the M5 between Clevedon and Easton in Gordano on Saturday (February 18).<br /><br />A video shows two workers from Secret World Wildlife Rescue netting the creature and loading it into a cage.<br /><br />A member of the public spotted the animal who was thought to be in distress while driving past.<br /><br />Secret World Wildlife Rescue said in a statement: "At 4pm in the afternoon, a member of the public noticed a badger curled up on the side of the elevated M5 between Clevedon and Easton in Gordano. <br /><br />"She sent us a video and we were very concerned as it was in a typical badger position, with its head covered by its paws, so we knew there was every chance it was still alive even though it must have been there all day. <br /><br />"Positioned on the cement edge, if it were to fall there was a drop of 100 metres or more. <br /><br />"Staff from Secret World Wildlife Rescue alerted the motorway police, and were accompanied in our animal ambulance to where the badger was. <br /><br />"Traffic was stopped and our staff were able to net the badger and quickly had her safe inside a badger cage."<br /><br />The badger was then taken in by the organisation and was seen by a vet, who concluded that the animal was uninjured and could be released back into the wild.<br /><br />"We’re really pleased to report that she has gone home and hopefully won’t go wandering up the motorway again. <br /><br />"At least that is one badger who has been given a second chance in the wild," they added.
