The animal was discovered in a residential garden in Belper on 10 June, and had to be put down earlier this week due to the extent of its injuries, the Mid Derbyshire Badger Group said.
Officers are asking anyone with information, including on where the snare may have been, to get in touch. She said it appeared to have moved from the location it was initially trapped but "can't have travelled very far" before being found.Oakey the badger was the first rescue at the group's new rehabilitation unit
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