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Badger culling can’t be justified on any grounds
Call for cattle vaccine to be top priority to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis, not badger culling
Badgers
Government U-turn on promises to end badger culling
Largest ever cull authorised this autumn – bringing the total shot to 35% of UK’s badger population
The Wildlife Trusts respond to policy changes to cull badgers in low risk areas in England
Defra has announced a change in policy that will make it possible for badgers to be culled in areas of England that the Government have deemed ‘low risk’ of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The Wildlife…
Stand up for badgers
Government culls badgers in 11 new areas this autumn
Badger culling to be permitted in a total of 69 places. The 2022 cull season could see up to 68,000 badgers killed.
Government approves badger culling to 2026 and ignores public consultation
Today the Government announced that it will continue to issue licenses to kill badgers over the next four years. This will put 130,000 animals at risk of being shot.
Stand up for badgers
Tim Birch, Director of Nature's Recovery at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, tells us why badgers need our help now more than ever.
Natural solutions to climate change: grassland
Climate change position
Climate Change
An illustrated talk by Ian Hawker.