A scientific paper published today says badger persecution may be one of the reasons for the persistence of bovine TB hotspots, writes Oliver Tickell. A further finding is that the main risk factors for bTB are all to do with cattle - not badgers at all.
… Oliver Tickell | 17th August 2015 News Farming UK Ireland Science Badgers …
Britain's new Environment Secretary is young (38), female, blonde, believes in climate change, and has floated imaginative policies to deal with it from a carbon tax to 'personal carbon allowances'. As for badgers ... her silence on the topic promises well.
… which can be important wildlife habitats or farming areas - something that is becoming …
Owen Paterson answered MPs' questions today about bovine TB and the badger cull. Answers were few, but the emphasis has shifted ... could the revised BTB strategy contain a significant omission - the cull?
… | 27th March 2013 News UK Natural World Farming Badgers badger-eat-worms.png Owen … preparing for the reverse. Pressed by Shadow Farming Minister Huw Irranca-Davies (L) to …
Environment Secretary Liz Truss told Parliament yesterday that England's badger cull is 'working', and needs to be extended into new areas, writes Oliver Tickell. Yet she and the NFU have refused to release the evidence to back up her claims. Now MPs and NGOs are joining the cry: 'publish or be damned!'
… Comment Badgers Politics UK Natural World Farming Health Animal Welfare badger-cut.jpg … been treated to an interview on the BBC's Farming Today programme this morning that …