Policy paper

Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be controlled in 2024

Advice to Natural England on setting the minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be culled in licensed areas in 2024.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 16 October 2024

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Setting the minimum and maximum numbers in badger cull areas in 2024: 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 2024.

The advice covers the 56 existing areas for 2024. It includes a description of the methods used by Defra for estimating the badger populations in these areas.

Published 16 October 2024