At the end of August, the badger cull was expanded to two new areas in the Midlands. When we covered this story at the time, I mentioned we were still waiting on more data about the impact of the cull ...

The government has scrapped plans that would have allowed large numbers of badgers to be culled for at least a decade and is set to launch a fresh review of the policy. Rural affairs minister Daniel ...

Just days before a controversial cull of badgers can begin, opponents claim government agencies are still trying to recruit workers for the scheme. The advert, on the Department of Environment, ...

The Government has said it will not be extending the badger cull and retains its commitment to end the practice before the next election. Culling is used to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis ...

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