are they hunted?
Yes. Hunting Badgers for Sport is common in many countries.
Badger
Hunting badgers for sport has been common in many countries. The Dachshund (German for "badger hound") dog breed was bred for this purpose. Badger-baiting was formerly a popular blood sport. 
mammals are the only group of animals to demonstrate significant protection of their young UNANSWERABLE what is this particular group of animals? The Belon the placental group. do they have hairs on their body? Yes. The earliest evidence suggesting this is from 164 Million Years ago can you name a few examples of this group of animals? Rodents, Bats, Hedgehogs, Monkeys & Humans among many others what is the third one? A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals Their spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated porcupines, which are rodents, and echidnas, a type of monotreme. what do they eat? Insects, snails, frogs mushrooms and more what diseases are they vulnerable to? Cancer, fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease. Cancer being the most common. what animals prey on them? European Eagle Owl and Badgers where is the latter found? UNANSWERABLE
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Badger [SEP] Hunting
Hunting badgers for sport has been common in many countries. The Dachshund (German for "badger hound") dog breed was bred for this purpose. Badger-baiting was formerly a popular blood sport. Although badgers are normally quite docile, they fight fiercely when cornered. This led people to capture and box badgers and then wager on whether a dog could succeed in removing the badger from its refuge. In England, opposition from naturalists led to its ban under the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1835 and the Protection of Badgers Act of 1992 made it an offence to kill, injure, or take a badger or to interfere with a sett unless under license from a statutory authority.