Policy paper

Annex A2: data from the 2022 badger control operations

Published 5 April 2023

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 33 – Avon 308 301 297 44 8330 345 43
Area 34 – Cheshire 784 764 781 82 8235 846 62
Area 35 – Cornwall 586 552 792 197 23419 749 57
Area 36 – Staffordshire 269 256 321 14 764 270 49
Area 37 – Devon 292 276 446 57 6925 333 50
Area 38 – Devon 418 407 441 76 12204 483 57
Area 39 – Dorset 269 213 402 36 5015 249 57
Area 40 – Herefordshire 646 630 1320 118 8977 748 63
Area 41 – Staffordshire 382 372 532 19 3687 391 56
Area 42 – Wiltshire 1474 1423 1131 118 6039 1541 48
Area 43 – Wiltshire 549 512 613 37 2857 549 43
Area 44 – Avon 1202 1162 936 14 2695 1176 63
Area 45 – Derbyshire 938 896 906 79 3627 975 49
Area 46 – Gloucestershire 249 231 500 13 3041 244 60
Area 47 – Herefordshire 825 781 689 92 5906 873 60
Area 48 – Leicestershire 223 214 456 27 876 241 43
Area 49 – Oxfordshire 469 437 560 65 4197 502 43
Area 50 – Shropshire 1785 1712 1457 228 19083 1940 57
Area 51 – Somerset 1309 1232 768 103 5614 1335 54
Area 52 – Warwickshire 1031 996 595 84 5295 1080 43
Area 53 – Wiltshire 169 149 213 29 3305 178 43
Area 54 – Lincolnshire 81 79 255 1 33 80 43
Area 55 – Shropshire 115 110 239 11 1631 121 49
Area 56 – Hampshire 235 220 467 33 3057 253 43
Area 57 – Berkshire 60 55 109 22 1804 77 43
Area 58 – Staffordshire 358 328 439 20 1317 348 50
Area 59 – Worcestershire 293 271 263 7 473 278 60
Area 60 – Shropshire 761 729 792 83 7307 812 50
Area 61 – Oxfordshire 518 440 407 91 3443 531 43
Area 62 – Buckinghamshire 775 688 483 155 5729 843 50
Area 63 – Cornwall 299 287 122 94 2621 381 43
Area 64 – Cornwall 293 276 136 85 2320 361 43
Area 65 – Derbyshire 916 867 566 97 1963 964 49
Area 66 – Devon 116 116 200 90 4786 206 50
Area 67 – Hampshire 493 446 413 69 1472 515 46
Area 68 – Northamptonshire 1638 1529 726 341 8655 1870 46
Area 69 – Oxfordshire 321 302 260 36 4513 338 43
Area 70 – Somerset 175 171 229 11 928 182 63
Area 71 – Warwickshire 850 791 513 81 1944 872 50
Area 72 – Warwickshire 1426 1329 782 244 10638 1573 50
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