In May 2021, Defra revised its guidelines for Cage Trapping & Shooting Badgers under Licence. In the past, licenced cull operatives had to kill badgers
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140,830 badgers killed by culling since 2013
Later than usual, the Government has released the total number of badgers killed in 2020’s badger cull. However, in a further 10 areas, cull operatives
Massive expansion of badger cull confirmed
On 7 September, the Government finally published the licences that confirmed a massive expansion of badger killing across the country. Although the Government states that it
Leaked documents reveal shocking plans for badger cull extension
Remember in March 2020, the Government briefed journalists that intensive badger culling would be phased out and replaced with badger vaccination? It signalled a ‘seismic shift’ in
Help the badgers in 2020
In 2019-2020, the badger cull took place over a total of 43 zones. A total of 35,034 badgers were killed with the largest percentage free-shot.
Government U-turn on badger cull policy?
As we wait for the numbers of badgers that were killed courtesy of the Government’s badger cull policy during 2019/20, the Government dropped a bombshell
