by Bob Simpson | Jul 24, 2018 | News
From The Badger Trust 17th July 2018. The Badger Trust has written to Natural England calling for an immediate halt to the badger culls across England due to the heatwave. The severe and prolonged hot weather which is leading to record breaking temperatures across...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article in Derbyshire Live by Nigel Slater, Senior Reporter 17th July 2018 Culling badgers is part of the government’s policy to reduce bovine tb in cattle. A petition aimed to stop badgers being culled onn land surrounding Chatsworth house has attracted over...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article in The Independent by Jane Dalton Blood tests were inconclusive, prompting claims the money was wasted. An operation to reduce the spread of tuberculosis in cattle cost £76,000 for each badger culled. The bill to taxpayers in Wales totalled £382,112 for the...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article in Stroud News and Journal 14th July 2018.# Chris Packham joined a protest against the badger cull when in Stroud last week. The presenter and conservationist held two talks at the Subscription Rooms as part of Stroud Festival of nature on Friday July 6th. In...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article by Jonathan Coles for Somerset Live 13.7.2018 Campaigners warn badegers could become EXTINCT if cull is not stopped. The heatwave has had a big impact on the population of the animal. Wildlife groups are pleading with officials to call off this year’s...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 12, 2018 | News
Wildlife campaigners are in the High Court this week to challenge the lawfulness of Defra’s badger cull. Article from the Guardian on 12th July by Olivia Midgley Supported by the Badger Trust, ecologist Tom Langton claimed the Government’s policy was...
