Cull a ‘serious threat’ to badger population

It is claimed the intensity of cull has created a situation where the status of the badger population is ‘uncertain’.

Ireland’s badger population is under “serious threat” due to a Department of Agriculture cull of over 100,000 of the animals.

The Irish Wildlife Trust claimed that the increased intensity of the badger cull, which has been taking place every year since the mid-1980s, has created a situation where the status of the badger population in certain parts of the country is “uncertain”.