32,601 badgers culled this year
We are appalled that 32,601 badgers have been culled in 2018.
We are appalled that 32,601 badgers have been culled in 2018.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust urge the government to end the badger cull sooner and move to cattle measures instead.
We are appalled with the news that the badger cull in Derbyshire is going to be extended by two weeks.
Nationally 33,687 badgers were killed last year bringing the total to over 175,000 since the badger cull started 2013 - more than a third of the estimated UK badger population. [1]
The government has chosen to seek the best possible scientific advice and then ignore it
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