The Badger Trust promotes the conservation and welfare of badgers and the protection of their setts and habitats. They are the leading voice for badgers and represent and support around 80 local voluntary badger groups.
The UK government have announced that they are not going to cull badgers in England.
Instead, they are going to invest £20 million into developing a bovine tuberculosis vaccine.
However, a pilot cull has been announced in Wales, and Northern Ireland have announced a bovine TB Strategy which includes a badger prevalence study and plans for a ‘badger removal’ trial.
There are several campaigns seeking to raise public awareness and to encourage the politicians to BACK OFF BADGERS!
The Badger Trust promotes the conservation and welfare of badgers and the protection of their setts and habitats. They are the leading voice for badgers and represent and support around 80 local voluntary badger groups.
The Badger Trust provides expert advice on all badger issues and works closely with MPs, the police and other conservation and welfare organisations.
The RSPCA has condemned the Welsh proposals saying that "a badger cull could cause enormous suffering and actually increase the spread of disease".
Please sign their on-line petition today.
http://www.backoffbadgers.org.uk/
Secret World Wildlife Rescue is continuing to fight the government’s plans to slaughter thousands of badgers.
To add you name to their on-line petition, and to hear the latest on this fight, please head to www.blackandwhite.info
The Northern Ireland Badger Group is an independent, not-
It opposes all inhumane acts against badgers including digging, baiting, gassing and snaring.
They have an online petition at www.badgersni.org.uk
The Peninsula Badgers e-group is for anyone interested in the European badger (meles meles) and related issues.
This egroup is targeted specifically at people living in the far southwest of England, particularly Devon and Cornwall, but wherever you live, you're welcome to join!
The moderator posts regular messages from a number of sources including the Badger Trust, and all members can also send their own messages to the group.
Why not join the Peninsula Badgers Yahoo! egroup? It’s free and easy to join!
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