Badger vaccination restarts one year on
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has defied the odds to resume badger vaccination one year after vaccine supplies dried up
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The Wildlife Trusts call for more investment in badger vaccination
The Wildlife Trusts' response to new figures released by the government.
Badgers
The Wildlife Trusts' position on the Government's badger cull to tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle. The Wildlife Trusts have opposed the badger cull since it first started and no Wildlife Trust will allow badger culling on its land. On this page you will find information about the cull and the scientific evidence against culling badgers. A number of Wildlife Trusts are vaccinating badgers as an alternative to culling. Badger vaccination projects are taking place around the country.
Badger vaccination programme
We continue to call on the Government to implement a programme of mechanisms to control the disease and deliver a cattle and badger vaccination strategy.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
A year in the life of the badger
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Join Adrian Hinchcliffe, from Suffolk Mammal Group for this fascinating talk.
The Wildlife Trusts urge Government to drop the cull and focus on vaccination and securing badger BCG supplies
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Adopt a badger
Searching for an original gift for a nature lover? Sponsor a badger with the Wildlife Trusts to help fund conservation efforts. Perfect for adults and children!
European badger
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Badger vaccination is cost-effective option: New report calls for strategic action from Government
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HS2: One Year On
A year ago HS2 was given the green light. It is fair to say the world has changed a great deal in the last year, and the facts surrounding HS2 have altered dramatically. So what now? Here, Matthew…
Updated 6th September - Own goal: Government considering badger cull in new areas where they have funded successful vaccination programmes
The Wildlife Trusts call for national badger vaccination programme to help combat bTB as an alternative to culling.
Badgers
Nocturnal and shy, badgers aren’t the easiest creatures to glimpse. Join the Wildlife Trusts or a local badger groups to stake out a sett, or get to know your local badgers by tempting them into your own garden.