Table 2. Threat classification for American Badger in Ontario

Threat				Threat Information
Threat Category	General Threat	Specific Threat	Stress	Extent	Occurrence		Frequency		Causal Certainty		Severity		Level of Concern
					Local	Range-wide	Local	Range-wide	Local	Range-wide	Local	Range-wide
1 Habitat Loss
Habitat loss or degradation	Loss of grasslands, related soils and prey availability to agriculture or other development	Fragmentation of habitat; habitat conversion; behavioural disruption;isolation	Reduced population size or viability	Widespread	Current	Current	Continuous	Continuous	High	High	High	High	High
2 Road Mortality
Accidental mortality	Road mortality	Vehicles colliding with badgers	Reduced population size or viability; reduced ability to migrate; increased mortality	Widespread	Current	Current	Continuous	Continuous	Medium	Medium	Moderate–High	Moderate	Medium–High
3 Predation
Natural processes or activities	Predation	Predation by coyotes and domestic dogs	Reduced population size; increased mortality	Widespread	Current	Current	Recurring	Recurring	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low
4 Killing and Persecution
Disturbance or persecution	Discriminate killing		Reduced population size; increased mortality	Widespread	Current	Anticipated	Recurring	Recurring	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low–Medium
5 Incidental Trapping
Accidental mortality	Trapping	Capture as non-target species	Reduced population size; increased mortality	Local	Current	Anticipated	Recurring		Moderate		Low		Low–Medium
6 Disease
Natural processes or activities	Disease	Canine distemper and tularemia	Reduced population size; increased mortality	Local	Current	Anticipated	Recurring		Unknown–Low		Low		Low