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.
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.
In light of reports that pilot badger culls failed on the grounds of efficiency and humaneness, The Wildlife Trusts today strongly urge the Government to abandon plans to roll out its culling…
Leicestershire and Rutland Badger Group : An online talk with The Badgers Trust
The Wildlife Trusts today condemn the announcement by DEFRA that pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire will continue, and that culling will be extended to a new area in Dorset.
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
The Wildlife Trusts' response to new figures released by the government.
Several years ago, we were able to purchase Polhill Bank with the generous help of the public. We took what was arable land and, through reseeding and conservation work, have now restored it to…
Badger culling to be permitted in a total of 69 places. The 2022 cull season could see up to 68,000 badgers killed.