Badger culling will end in England within five years as part of a shift in the fight against bovine tuberculosis, the government said on Friday. As part of the new TB eradication strategy, badgers ...

The number of badger setts in England has increased by more than 100 per cent in the last 25 years, a new report found By Miranda Prynne 23 January 2014 • 2:29pm ...

Badger baiting, which involves dogs dragging badgers from their dens and tearing them apart, has been illegal since 1830. Wild animals including bats, badgers, and birds of prey were the victims ...

Badger-Killing Begins Again in England, Despite Evidence it Doesn't Help Cattle Published Sep 10, 2014 at 10:39 AM EDT Updated Feb 28, 2016 at 11:15 AM EST A badger walks in woodland in Perthshire ...

Eleven new areas joined the government's badger culling zones across England this year. ... Badger culling has begun in 21 areas across England as part of efforts to tackle tuberculosis in cattle.

According to the latest statistics, external, bTB infections in cattle decreased by 66% in Gloucestershire and 37% in Somerset after four years of widespread badger culling. Both counties were the ...

Badger culling will take place in 40 zones across England this year and see between 33,045 and a maximum of 75,930 badgers killed to tackle Bovine TB The Standard Sign in ...

Badger culling has been approved in 11 more areas in England, despite the government indicating earlier this year they were considering backing away from the strategy. | ITV National News ...

But the badger question stands out in one distinctive way: it has been systematically studied for more than a decade by scientists at some of England’s top universities.

The government, as part of England's TB eradication strategy, has extended a consultation to tackle bTB by seeking targeted badger culling in specific areas alongside badger and cattle vaccination.

The survey indicated that the estimated total number of badger setts in England and Wales is now 88% higher than in the mid-1980s, suggesting an average annual increase rate of 2.6%.

Badger culling will end in England within five years as part of a shift in the fight against bovine tuberculosis, the government said on Friday. As part of the new TB eradication strategy, ...