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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>Tackling Tree Disease in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t simply Ash Dieback that&#8217;s threatening the forests and woodlands of the UK. A plethora of pests and pathogens are on the horizon, with the numbers of diseases afflicting our trees having increased markedly over the past twenty years. &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The partners in crime that could solve the case…</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquatic Ecology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the strongest ecological structuring forces the world has ever known, that has influenced the genetic make-up of every organism on earth, is that of the partnership between parasite and host. The term parasite may evoke images of tapeworms &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/">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>
				<category><![CDATA[Badgers and bTB]]></category>
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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>First occurrence of ‘ash dieback’ in Britain</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2863</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A fungal disease caused by Chalara fraxinea was found for the first time in a nursery in South East England. The disease is widespread on the Continent and can kill ash trees. The nursery imported 2,000 ash trees from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Food security, biodiversity and ecosystem services are threatened by human induced spreading of fungal infections</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/24/food-security-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-are-threatened-by-human-induced-spreading-of-fungal-infections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/24/food-security-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-are-threatened-by-human-induced-spreading-of-fungal-infections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently published review paper in Nature draws attention to the dangers of globalisation and international trade which facilitate spreading of fungal diseases. The authors collected data from all over the world and showed that fungal infections had increased, caused &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/24/food-security-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-are-threatened-by-human-induced-spreading-of-fungal-infections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Natterjack toad threatened by UK drought &#8211; intensive conservation efforts needed to protect amphibians</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/11/conservation-efforts-needed-to-protect-amphibians-from-threats-such-as-the-current-uk-drought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/11/conservation-efforts-needed-to-protect-amphibians-from-threats-such-as-the-current-uk-drought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The persistent dry weather which has led to the current hosepipe ban in South East England is also threatening the future of one of Britain’s rarest amphibians, the natterjack toad. With fewer than 50 breeding populations remaining in mainland Britain, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/11/conservation-efforts-needed-to-protect-amphibians-from-threats-such-as-the-current-uk-drought/">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>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Badgers and bTB]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2632</guid>
		<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>The Future of Biosecurity &#8211; Seminar</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/the-future-of-biosecurity-seminar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/the-future-of-biosecurity-seminar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fifth in a series of ESRC-funded seminars on biosecurity is taking place at Birkbeck College, University of London, on 22-23 September 2011. &#8216;The Future of Biosecurity and Biosecuring the Future&#8217; will bring together speakers, discussion panels, exhibition and film &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/the-future-of-biosecurity-seminar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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