The American badger is at home in grasslands and woodlands providing there is enough of its favored prey. Its mostly nocturnal habits seldom bring it into contact with people, but signs a badger is in the area such as tracks and holes can be found. Although they normally attack at night when their victims are asleep, badgers are fast diggers and can pursue their quarry (mice, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, etc.) into holes.