SOMERSET AGAINST THE BADGER CULL 17 August 2014 PRESS RELEASE NFU AND CULL COMPANY OPERATIVES WILL NOT BE IN THE SILVER COMMAND ROOM THIS YEAR Superintendent Kevin Instance, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, and a Silver Commander responsible for on the ground policing if the badger cull goes ahead this year, ...read more →
New evidence of vanishing grasslands One of my first experiences with what was then called the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation (now the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust) was to witness the destruction of 60 acres of the finest Cotswold grassland by an owner who believed that ‘Cereal Quotas’ were imminent and ...read more →
The news that the Gloucestershire badger cull had missed its target was no surprise to those of us who did not believe that a farmer led free shooting programme could be a success. Indeed, Lord Krebbs memorably referred to it as ‘this crazy scheme‘. However the figures made public today ...read more →
Farming Today featured an interview with Farming Minister David Heath this morning as well as discussions with a vet and a professional marksman on the humaneness of the shooting of badgers (jump to 4:10). Transcript as follows: Anna Hill: Farming Minister David Heath told Sybil Ruscoe the process is being monitored by ...read more →
In the same week that Independent commentators mused that conservative party membership had fallen below 100000 for the first time in its history, a letter was sent to all Conservative MPs and Ministers on Friday evening showing how far PM David Cameron is out of touch with Conservatives over badger cull Conservative ...read more →
While England once again prepares for a badger cull, Wales is well into the second year of its badger vaccination policy. But will it secure enough funding to be rolled out nationally? Gordon McGlone‘s insight: Voluntary organisations like the Wildlife Trusts are not just talking about badger vaccination as ...read more →
I posted a copy of a letter to Mary Creagh MP from Gloucestershire Farmers Dave and Gill Purser in my blog of June 4th. They were not impressed to hear the minister David Heath’s reaction to their letter during Mary Creagh’s speech on Jume 5th. Today, at their request, I have ...read more →
The value of badgers in the full cost of a badger cull The Badger Swagger and Can the Carrot are two powerful statements that culture must not be forgotten in valuing the role of the badger in a sustainable countryside. The value of badgers in the full cost of ...read more →