Badger culling can’t be justified on any grounds
Call for cattle vaccine to be top priority to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis, not badger culling.
Call for cattle vaccine to be top priority to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis, not badger culling.
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.
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Cheshire Wildlife Trust calls for supporters to voice opposition to badger cull.
New concerns have been raised over the South Macclesfield Development’s impact on Dane’s Moss Nature Reserve.
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 –…
Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament set out the government’s commitment to High Speed 2 Phase 2a. Cheshire Wildlife Trust has concerns over the bill which will give legal…