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Annex A2: data from the 2025 badger control operations

Published 30 July 2026

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 62 – Buckinghamshire 166 158 398 52 1910 210 45
Area 63 – Cornwall 185 178 105 18 2080 196 42
Area 64 – Cornwall 133 126 112 11 1590 137 54
Area 65 – Derbyshire 405 386 412 10 640 396 54
Area 66 – Devon 106 105 143 6 2895 111 49
Area 67 – Hampshire 127 115 195 16 1227 131 54
Area 68 – Northamptonshire 569 526 562 101 5004 627 54
Area 69 – Oxfordshire 171 164 265 14 2299 178 52
Area 70 – Somerset 69 63 68 13 1455 76 47
Area 71 – Warwickshire 263 243 279 24 462 267 54
Area 72 – Warwickshire 409 387 484 6 1026 393 54
Area 73 – Cumbria 109 93 206 82 5098 175 51
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