Our statement in response to an article in The Telegraph (13 September 2023) reporting that the badger cull ban has been scrapped to fight bovine TB

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust urge the government to end the badger cull sooner and move to cattle measures instead.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has completed its 9th badger vaccination season, vaccinating 135 badgers against Bovine TB (bTB) in 2022. This brings the total number of badgers vaccinated in the county…

We are appalled with the news that the badger cull in Derbyshire is going to be extended by two weeks.

The Wildlife Trusts are disappointed and saddened that the Government has issued new licenses to cull badgers in seven areas of England.

Today the Government announced that it will continue to issue licenses to kill badgers over the next four years. This will put 130,000 animals at risk of being shot.

Tim Birch live at Deep Dale Nature Reserve on 23rd Sept 2020 where a badger trap has been set just metres from a badger set on our nature reserve. Shocking and upsetting! Let your MPs know this is…

Local opposition to a badger cull in Derbyshire is growing rapidly with over 6,000 local residents contacting their MP to raise their concerns.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is horrified at the possibility of the county being included in this year’s badger cull. The Trust has also written open letters to farmers and MPs expressing concern…

The UK Government is due to make an announcement of new areas for badger culling this September. We are concerned about the possibility of Derbyshire being included.