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.
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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.
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…
The Wildlife Trusts are deeply concerned that recent government proposals indicate an intention to increase badger culling further, by expanding culling into low risk and edge areas, and…
Here, Emily Bowen, communications officer at Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, gives us an insight into a couple of very special spots used for filming by the Wild Isles crew in the county of…
The Wildlife Trusts are deeply concerned that recent government proposals indicate an intention to increase badger culling further.
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…
Badger culling to be permitted in a total of 69 places. The 2022 cull season could see up to 68,000 badgers killed.
