In the source population, both fox density and productivity are ultimately determined by food resources, but
culling intensity also has a complex influence.
So in the rare instance when
culling is appropriate, I try to remove bucks that have eight or fewer points and don't have square racks.
A spokeswoman for Defra said: "The
culling activity is now under way in Dorset, Somerset and Gloucestershire."
Those against the cull say the PS1million spent on policing just the first six weeks of
culling in Gloucestershire could have secured five years of volunteer-led badger vaccination over a similarly large area.
Prof Woodroffe said the PS1m spent on policing just the first six weeks of
culling in Gloucestershire could have secured five years of volunteer-led badger vaccination over a similarly large area.
Meanwhile Northumberland and Durham wildlife trusts are calling for the Government to drop badger
culling from its proposed strategy to tackle bovine TB in England.
Culling is not the answer and sadly it is not only the badger which will pay the price of this mistake.
Mickey Hellickson and his colleagues on the King Ranch conducted an eight-year study on
culling. They studied a treatment area (9,496 acres) where intensive
culling was applied, and a control area of similar size (9,429 acres) where they did not cull any bucks.
This is also despite the more than 8,500 petition signatures by members of the public in Wales who are against the
culling of badgers.
Siliguri, Jan 6 (ANI): Health and veterinary workers at Siliguri in West Bengal continued
culling of poultry birds after an outbreak of H5N1infection.
But pressure group Badger Trust Cymru today releases a report that claims that
culling badgers has no impact on halting the spread of the disease among cattle.