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European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Badger culling can’t be justified on any grounds
Call for cattle vaccine to be top priority to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis, not badger culling.
Flawed badger cull expands across England
The government has given permission for badger culls to go ahead in England for another year. This year, badgers are now at risk in Staffordshire and Cumbria, in addition to the existing areas of…
Flawed badger cull expands in Cheshire
Natural England has today published licences for areas that will undertake badger culls in 11 new areas across England including Avon, Cheshire, Cornwall, Staffordshire, Devon, Dorset,…
New badger cull petition launched on government website
Cheshire Wildlife Trust calls for supporters to voice opposition to badger cull.
Government authorises largest ever badger cull
The Wildlife Trusts are aghast that as many as 64,000 badgers could be shot this autumn as the government announces the largest ever seasonal cull. In Cheshire alone licences for killing nearly…
Badger cull to be phased out to be replaced with a cattle vaccine, the government has announced.
Last week the Government set out the next phase of their strategy to combat bovine tuberculosis. The Wildlife Trusts – who have campaigned for a halt to the badger cull ever since it began –…
Government approves badger culling to 2026 and ignores public consultation
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.
Habitat banking investment scheme wins Government funding
BBOWT is thrilled to announce that its partnership project ‘The Wildlife Trusts' Habitat Banking Investment Model’ has been backed by the Government’s Natural Environment Investment Readiness…