Researchers have discovered the most likely reason why localised culling of badgers (Meles meles) has failed to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in British cattle. Published online by the British ...

Despite a recent study showing badgers may not transmit bovine tuberculosis (TB) to cattle after all, culls are set to be carried out in five new areas of England in an attempt to control the disease.

The first cull zones were created in 2013 in Somerset and Gloucestershire Natural England has approved new badger cull sites as part of government efforts to curb tuberculosis in cattle. The seven ...

Badger culling and vaccination in bovine TB hotspots across low-risk areas (LRAs) of England is being linked to dramatic reductions in disease prevalence, according to new data from a Defra report. In ...

Badger culling is happening in Devon, but the exact location is being kept secret from the public. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is carrying out culling in 69 places ...

Two months ago, the government-advice body Natural England approved further licensed badger culls in parts of the United Kingdom in 2015. The aim is to reduce local badger densities by at least 70% to ...