WILLARD — A badger spotted earlier this month in the Willard Marsh Wildlife Area marks the second time such a creature has been discovered in north central Ohio in just less than a year.
The photo at the top of this story was taken by Donny Shepard in Huron County. It was submitted to the Ohio Division of Wildlife, which posted the image to its Facebook page with the following note:
“Like their close relative, the striped skunk, badgers have a white stripe that extends back over the head from the nose. They have white fur around their eyes and black cheek patches, or ‘badges,’ for which they are named…