A Scottish wildlife rescuer saved a starving badger cub trapped in a cattle trough, but officials denied his request to keep her; now he is fighting to retain the animal he says cannot survive in the wild

• Rescued from a cattle trough in April, Harriet was nursed back to health by ecologist Graeme Wilson.
• A chance encounter with a helpless animal has turned into a complicated battle over wildlife protection, rehabilitation and the limits of human intervention.
• When Scottish ecologist Graeme Wilson rescued a starving badger cub from a cattle trough, he expected to nurse her back to health.