Abstract
During 1984-95, studies on the home range, the habitat preference and the activity rhythm of Badger, Meles meles anakuma, using the radio telemetry were performed at Nyugasayama (Mt, Nyugasa), Nagano Prefecture, located at the subalpine belt. Sizes of the home range was calculated by the use of the harmonic mean and other two methods. The sizes calculated by the 95% harmonic mean were 200.5-407.1 ha. The home range size and the activity reduced remarkably during the winter period. Females were active in all the day in their suckling period. Badgers tended to select a certain environment for their habitat. Except in the winter period, they clearly preferred residential area, while avoided Japanese larch plantation.
