Policy paper

Annex A2: data from the 2019 badger control operations

Published 27 March 2020

Applies to England

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Area Controlled shooting: shots taken Controlled shooting: badgers removed Controlled shooting: total shooter nights Cage-trapping: badgers removed Cage-trapping: trap nights Total number of badgers removed Total duration (days
Area 4 – Cornwall 87 86 239 54 4437 140 48
Area 5 – Cornwall 73 71 162 13 4258 84 48
Area 6 – Devon 200 194 622 114 11751 308 55
Area 7 – Devon 111 110 429 37 1393 147 48
Area 8 – Dorset 511 493 452 70 2155 563 48
Area 9 – Gloucestershire 544 522 653 53 3739 575 42
Area 10 – Herefordshire 205 190 380 3 324 193 47
Area 11 – Cheshire 205 187 304 39 3184 226 48
Area 12 – Devon 364 348 498 173 10132 521 49
Area 13 – Devon 82 81 235 228 12189 309 48
Area 14 – Devon 245 236 321 85 3613 321 48
Area 15 – Devon 110 101 185 102 5250 203 48
Area 16 – Dorset 1084 1020 1134 208 11344 1228 55
Area 17 – Somerset 396 384 370 61 2340 445 49
Area 18 – Somerset 159 155 219 36 2984 191 42
Area 19 – Wiltshire 565 530 651 115 8169 645 42
Area 20 – Wiltshire 460 430 622 153 7867 583 49
Area 21 – Wiltshire 369 334 327 109 4049 443 42
Area 22 – Cornwall 689 643 1214 449 25242 1092 48
Area 23 – Devon 810 744 690 414 17256 1158 55
Area 24 – Devon 147 140 434 138 9632 278 47
Area 25 – Devon 168 167 257 138 9501 305 48
Area 26 – Devon 344 328 314 106 5007 434 48
Area 27 – Devon 52 50 147 46 3233 96 48
Area 28 – Devon 73 69 149 88 4800 157 42
Area 29 – Gloucestershire 645 591 516 263 9475 854 42
Area 30 – Somerset 1388 1263 992 172 6326 1435 55
Area 31 – Staffordshire 1468 1375 1551 285 18087 1660 48
Area 32 – Cumbria 127 116 210 201 8250 317 50
Area 33 – Avon 733 676 536 408 11755 1084 42
Area 34 – Cheshire 1213 1110 980 330 11536 1440 48
Area 35 – Cornwall 1532 1448 1140 1552 40861 3000 48
Area 36 – Staffordshire 931 838 617 201 5617 1039 44
Area 37 – Devon 926 886 772 750 17137 1636 48
Area 38 – Devon 1400 1279 896 789 14011 2068 48
Area 39 – Dorset 483 440 548 304 8087 744 42
Area 40 – Herefordshire 1747 1607 1832 524 24431 2131 48
Area 41 – Staffordshire 1044 983 835 628 18216 1611 48
Area 42 – Wiltshire 3193 2942 1955 626 22098 3568 55
Area 43 – Wiltshire 1375 1230 873 255 6932 1485 42
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