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	<title>British Ecological Society&#187; Badgers: the debate continues</title>
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		<title>Badgers: the debate continues</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/25/badgers-the-debate-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Badgers: the debate continues The threat of bovine TB to cattle is still as great as ever, with the latest statistics release from Defra highlighting its continued presence. The use of badger culling to attempt to reduce the incidence of &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/25/badgers-the-debate-continues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Badger cull: licences reissued by Natural England</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/28/badger-cull-licences-reissued-by-natural-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/28/badger-cull-licences-reissued-by-natural-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011, it was announced that a badger cull would be implemented to attempt to curb the spread of bovine tuberculosis. Licences were issued last summer, with culls initially scheduled to take place last autumn. Due to the combination of &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/28/badger-cull-licences-reissued-by-natural-england/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Natural England Issues First Badger Cull License</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/18/natural-england-issues-first-badger-cull-license/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/18/natural-england-issues-first-badger-cull-license/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Natural England yesterday issued the first license to cull badgers, under the Coalition Government&#8217;s controversial plan to allow free-shooting of the animals by consortia of farmers. Rather than vaccinate badgers, as is being trialled in Wales, in England the Government &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/18/natural-england-issues-first-badger-cull-license/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welsh Environment Minister announces programme of badger vaccination</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/22/welsh-environment-minister-announces-programme-of-badger-vaccination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/22/welsh-environment-minister-announces-programme-of-badger-vaccination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welsh Environment Minister John Griffiths yesterday launched the Welsh Government&#8217;s Strategic Framework for Bovine TB Eradication, which outlined a programme of badger vaccination to be introduced in the Intensive Action Area. The Minister said the decision to pursue vaccination as &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/22/welsh-environment-minister-announces-programme-of-badger-vaccination/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Government ‘ignoring scientific advice’ by sanctioning badger culling</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/21/uk-government-ignoring-scientific-advice-by-sanctioning-badger-culling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/21/uk-government-ignoring-scientific-advice-by-sanctioning-badger-culling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord Krebs FRS, Chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, criticised the UK Government on the Radio Four &#8216;Today&#8217; programme this morning, accusing ministers of &#8216;ignoring&#8217; scientific evidence by sanctioning a badger cull. Secretary of State Caroline &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/21/uk-government-ignoring-scientific-advice-by-sanctioning-badger-culling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Badger cull on hold in Wales as Government awaits an independent review</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/23/badger-cull-on-hold-in-wales-as-government-awaits-an-independent-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/23/badger-cull-on-hold-in-wales-as-government-awaits-an-independent-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Welsh Government announced earlier this week that plans for a controversial cull of badgers in north Pembrokeshire would be put on hold whilst Ministers await the outcome of a science review. Professor John Harries, Chief Scientific Advisor to the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/23/badger-cull-on-hold-in-wales-as-government-awaits-an-independent-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Trust commence Badger TB vaccination programme</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/20/national-trust-commence-badger-tb-vaccination-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/20/national-trust-commence-badger-tb-vaccination-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The announcement of a badger TB vaccination trial on the National Trust’s Killerton Estate has been welcomed by both farmers and local environmental groups. The four year programme which will commence this May aims to show that vaccination is a &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/20/national-trust-commence-badger-tb-vaccination-programme/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Plans to revive badger cull in west Wales</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/03/22/plans-to-revive-badger-cull-in-west-wales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/03/22/plans-to-revive-badger-cull-in-west-wales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eight months ago plans to implement a badger cull in west Wales were put on hold following a winning appeal from the Badger Trust. The case has since been revived, and will tomorrow call upon Welsh Assembly Members (AMs) to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/03/22/plans-to-revive-badger-cull-in-west-wales/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welsh badger cull to face new legal challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/06/09/welsh-badger-cull-to-face-new-legal-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/06/09/welsh-badger-cull-to-face-new-legal-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Badger Trust has been told that it can appeal against a Judicial Review&#8217;s decision to back the Welsh Assembly Government&#8217;s planned badger cull in Pembrokeshire. The cull aims to cut the rate of tuberculosis in cattle, but opponents say &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/06/09/welsh-badger-cull-to-face-new-legal-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Casts Doubt on Effectiveness of Badger Cull</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/10/new-report-casts-doubt-on-cost-effectiveness-of-badger-cull/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/10/new-report-casts-doubt-on-cost-effectiveness-of-badger-cull/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report, commsissioned by Defra and produced by Imperial College and the Zoological Society of London, casts doubt on the effectiveness of badger culling in reducing the incidence of bovine TB in the UK. The report examines the aftermath &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/10/new-report-casts-doubt-on-cost-effectiveness-of-badger-cull/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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