UK may extend pilot badger cull

A pilot badger cull in the UK is set to be extended by up to three weeks because fewer animals were killed than had been hoped.

UK may extend pilot badger cull
Wed, 09 Oct, 2013 - 08:51

A pilot badger cull in the UK is set to be extended by up to three weeks because fewer animals were killed than had been hoped.

Defra said Natural England was considering an extension to the west Somerset cull to “maximise the disease control benefits”.

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