A Shropshire wildlife group says it has evidence badgers have been illegally shot and then dumped on the roadside to make it look like they were roadkill.
The Shropshire Badger Group said it started investigating after members found three animals on a country lane in Ellesmere in September.
Tests revealed the animals were shot and X-rays showed pieces of cartridges.
The group said they believed the animals were being shot by people trying to stop the spread of TB.
Jim Ashley, from the group, said: "Usually when a badger is hit by a car, there is some damage around the head.
"Badgers tend to turn to face the car at the last second and then they get hit - but this damage was just not consistent with that."
He said the three animals had been found dead by a dog walker on the "very isolated lane" overnight on 21 September.
He said the animal's bodies had been laid out in "an odd way" at equal distances away from each other.
Continued: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-20217627
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Saturday, 10 November 2012
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