http://www.badgers.org.uk The Badgers on the Web RSS news feed brings you news and information about badgers and badger protection issues, plus updates on websites about badgers. en-gb Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:35:00 GMT (c) Steve Jackson, 2008; some items (c) Badger Trust. Material may be reproduced provided that the source is acknowledged. 20 http://www.badgers.org.uk/images/title-img-left.gif http://www.badgers.org.uk Although a badger cull in England has now been ruled out, the current policy of the devolved government in Wales is to work towards a 'pilot cull' of badgers there. One way to oppose the cull is to write to Elin Jones AM, the Minister for Rural Affairs. A demonstration against the proposed cull will take place outside the main Welsh Assembly Office in Colwyn Bay on Saturday 26th July. http://www.badgers.org.uk/badger-board/index.php?topic=398.0 http://www.badgers.org.uk/badger-board/index.php?topic=398.0 Badger Message Board Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:53:09 GMT 10 Jul 2008 After much deliberation Hilary Benn has finally decided that killing badgers will not form part of Defra's bovine TB control programme. In his long-awaited statement to the House of Commons on Monday, he quoted from the final report of the Independent Scientific Group (ISG) and said that badger culling could make no meaningful contribution to the control of the disease. http://www.badgers.org.uk/badger-board/index.php?topic=397.0 http://www.badgers.org.uk/badger-board/index.php?topic=397.0 Badger Message Board Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:47:32 GMT 10 Jul 2008 The Badger Trust has welcomed a speculative story from the BBC that the Government plans to rule out a cull of badgers to control bovine TB, on Monday 8 July. http://www.badger.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/220_S4.pdf http://www.badger.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/220_S4.pdf Badger Trust Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:05:10 GMT 4 Jul 2008 A badger cull would be "more of a placebo than any form of effective policy" to control bovine TB, says former Environment Minister and member of the Privy Council, Elliot Morley MP. In a letter to a constituent Mr Morley notes "the weakness of a scientific case for a cull" and says that better cattle controls and vaccine trials are "a more realistic solution". http://www.badger.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/221_S4.pdf http://www.badger.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/221_S4.pdf Badger Trust Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:58:51 GMT 2 Jul 2008 This year's Badger Trust conference will be hosted by Lancashire Badger Group at Lancaster University, from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th September. More information can be found on the conference booking form which can be downloaded from the Badger Trust website. http://www.badger.org.uk/Content/MoreInfo.asp?mid=262 http://www.badger.org.uk/Content/MoreInfo.asp?mid=262 Badger Trust Tue, 1 July 2008 12:00:00 GMT 1 Jul 2008 Find out what Britain's badgers are up to this month, in the words of Brock the badger. http://www.badgers.org.uk/brocks-world/01calendar.html http://www.badgers.org.uk/brocks-world/01calendar.html Brock's World Tue, 1 July 2008 00:00:01 GMT 1 Jul 2008 Brock's World