A new report has found that badger culls are unlikely to be a cost- effective way of controlling bovine tuberculosis in cattle, with any the benefits “disappearing” after four years. BBC
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Welsh badger cull to go ahead
The controversial cull of badgers in Wales has been given the final go-ahead by the Welsh Assembly, in an attempt to combat bovine TB infections. Meanwhile, the Badger Trust is seeking legal action over the move. The cull is to take place primarily in Pembrokeshire. BBC
Wales badger cull criticised
A plan to cull badgers in Pembrokeshire is criticised here by George Monbiot in The Guardian, claiming that it will not work and amounts to little more than a Welsh assembly effort to secure farmers’ votes.
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