FOI release

Pilot badger cull data and results

Numbers of badgers killed and was the cull effective in controlling TB.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon George Eustice MP
Published
11 December 2013

Applies to England

Documents

Response to EIRs request for information about pilot badger cull data and results

Ref: RFI5879

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Details

Effectiveness of cull - EIRs data produced from the recent trial badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire, along with any analysis of the results, and conclusions. In particular, the number of badgers killed, and conclusions regarding whether the cull would prove effective in controlling bovine TB if extended to the rest of the country.

Published 11 December 2013