Badger removal to be cut to less than 1,000 a year

It is anticipated that badger removal will reduce from the current 6,000 badgers per year to less than 1,000 in four or five years’ time, said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed in the Dáil last week.

Badger removal to be cut to less than 1,000 a year

By Stephen Cadogan

It is anticipated that badger removal will reduce from the current 6,000 badgers per year to less than 1,000 in four or five years’ time, said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed in the Dáil last week.

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