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14/01/2014
Police Chiefs Reveal Cost Of Badger Cull
It cost almost £1,400 per badger to police the pilot cull scheme, according to a report by the BBC.
It is understood that tweets posted by police and crime commissioner (PCC) Martin Surl revealed that the cull had cost "around £1.7m" in Gloucestershire and Avon and Somerset chief constable Nick Gargan is reported to have said it cost his force £738,985.
A total of 921 badgers were killed in Gloucestershire and 850 in Somerset, totalling 1,771 badgers.
The pilot cull scheme was launched with a target of eradicating 70% of the badger population. It was hoping to test how effective, humane and safe such a cull could be. It was claimed that culling the badgers was the best way to stop the spread of bovine TB.
The pilot scheme was stopped early due to the low number of animals culled.
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It is understood that tweets posted by police and crime commissioner (PCC) Martin Surl revealed that the cull had cost "around £1.7m" in Gloucestershire and Avon and Somerset chief constable Nick Gargan is reported to have said it cost his force £738,985.
A total of 921 badgers were killed in Gloucestershire and 850 in Somerset, totalling 1,771 badgers.
The pilot cull scheme was launched with a target of eradicating 70% of the badger population. It was hoping to test how effective, humane and safe such a cull could be. It was claimed that culling the badgers was the best way to stop the spread of bovine TB.
The pilot scheme was stopped early due to the low number of animals culled.
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Gloucestershire Badger Cull Fails To Meet Target
The pilot cull of badgers in West Gloucestershire has not met the 70% target set out by the government. Official figures have revealed that in the additional five weeks and three days of culling allowed, only 213 badgers were killed, bringing the total number to 921. Only 40% were culled during the operation, which ended on Saturday 30 November.
Gloucestershire Badger Cull Fails To Meet Target
The pilot cull of badgers in West Gloucestershire has not met the 70% target set out by the government. Official figures have revealed that in the additional five weeks and three days of culling allowed, only 213 badgers were killed, bringing the total number to 921. Only 40% were culled during the operation, which ended on Saturday 30 November.
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Badger Cull In Somerset Ends
The pilot badger cull in Somerset ended on Friday 1 November. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson updated Parliamenton the results of the cull following the conclusion of the three week licence extension granted by Natural England.
Badger Cull In Somerset Ends
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Opposition Fails To Halt Huge Badger Cull
A major cull of Britain's badgers is to go ahead despite calls from animal campaigners for the plan to be scrapped. On Wednesday, Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, approved culls in two trial areas in an attempt to control bovine TB.
Opposition Fails To Halt Huge Badger Cull
A major cull of Britain's badgers is to go ahead despite calls from animal campaigners for the plan to be scrapped. On Wednesday, Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, approved culls in two trial areas in an attempt to control bovine TB.
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