The Wildlife Trusts call for more investment in badger vaccination
The Wildlife Trusts' response to new figures released by the government.
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Badgers
The Wildlife Trusts' position on the Government's badger cull to tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle. The Wildlife Trusts have opposed the badger cull since it first started and no Wildlife Trust will allow badger culling on its land. On this page you will find information about the cull and the scientific evidence against culling badgers. A number of Wildlife Trusts are vaccinating badgers as an alternative to culling. Badger vaccination projects are taking place around the country.
Badger vaccination programme
We continue to call on the Government to implement a programme of mechanisms to control the disease and deliver a cattle and badger vaccination strategy.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Badger vaccination restarts one year on
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has defied the odds to resume badger vaccination one year after vaccine supplies dried up
The Wildlife Trusts urge Government to drop the cull and focus on vaccination and securing badger BCG supplies
The Government today announced that it is suspending the sourcing of BCG vaccine for English badger vaccination schemes, that the 2015 badger culls were ‘successful in meeting their targets’ and…
Write to your MP about the badger cull
It's time to act for badgers!
The Wildlife Trusts response to today’s government announcement on the badger cull
The Wildlife Trusts welcomes UK Government’s recognition of the importance of badger vaccination in their bTB eradication strategy but asks – is the badger cull really worth it?
Updated 6th September - Own goal: Government considering badger cull in new areas where they have funded successful vaccination programmes
The Wildlife Trusts call for national badger vaccination programme to help combat bTB as an alternative to culling.
Adopt a badger
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The Wildlife Trusts respond to new badger cull licences
The Wildlife Trusts are disappointed and saddened that the Government has issued new licenses to cull badgers in seven areas of England. These cover 33 existing areas and 7 new areas for 2021. To…
Pilot badger culls fail
Results from the extended pilot badger cull in Somerset - out today - confirm a complete failure to meet required targets and should lead the Government to abandon its culling policy.
Badger vaccination is cost-effective option: New report calls for strategic action from Government
Vaccination schemes are being demonstrated as a practical, cost-effective option in dealing with bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in badgers - prompting renewed calls for Government leadership and…