Policy paper

Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be controlled in 2022

Advice to Natural England on setting the minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be culled in licensed areas during 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 28 October 2022

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Setting the minimum and maximum numbers in badger cull areas in 2022: advice to Natural England

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Defra’s advice to Natural England on setting the minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be culled in licensed areas during 2022.

The advice covers the 29 existing areas and 11 new areas for 2022. It includes a description of the methods used by Defra for estimating the badger populations in these areas

Published 28 October 2022