Drop the cull: the problem is bovineTB not badgers
The Wildlife Trusts today ask David Cameron - via an e-action petition - to drop the Government’s failed badger cull policy and develop an alternative strategy for tackling bovine tuberculosis.…
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The Wildlife Trusts today ask David Cameron - via an e-action petition - to drop the Government’s failed badger cull policy and develop an alternative strategy for tackling bovine tuberculosis.…
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…
Today, Defra has announced a series of steps to assist farmers with the availability of fertilisers as disruption to global supply chains is dramatically increasing the costs of these products.…
The Wildlife Trusts delighted that vaccination gets priority in the fight against bovine tuberculosis
Jo Smith, Chief Executive of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, shares The Wildlife Trusts' thoughts on the wholly inadequate 5-week consultation launched by Defra on 14th March 2024, with the aim of…
As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is set to be debated by Parliament next week, Joan Edwards takes stock.
Badger culling to be permitted in a total of 69 places. The 2022 cull season could see up to 68,000 badgers killed.
Tim Birch, Director of Nature's Recovery at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, tells us why badgers need our help now more than ever.