The Wildlife Trusts welcomes UK Government’s recognition of the importance of badger vaccination in their bTB eradication strategy but asks – is the badger cull really worth it?

Public urged to respond to badger cull consultation

Largest ever cull authorised this autumn – bringing the total shot to 35% of UK’s badger population

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…

Badger culling to be permitted in a total of 69 places. The 2022 cull season could see up to 68,000 badgers killed.

The Government today announced that it is suspending the sourcing of BCG vaccine for English badger vaccination schemes, that the 2015 badger culls were ‘successful in meeting their targets’ and…

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.