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.
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.
Largest ever cull authorised this autumn – bringing the total shot to 35% of UK’s badger population
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…
Call for cattle vaccine to be top priority to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis, not badger culling
Public urged to respond to badger cull consultation
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The Wildlife Trusts say compensation of harmful impacts is vital to marine wildlife
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Badger culling to be permitted in a total of 69 places. The 2022 cull season could see up to 68,000 badgers killed.