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Bovine TB: authorisation for supplementary badger control in 2019

Authorisation for supplementary badger control in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset.

• From: Natural England
• Published: 12 June 2019
• Last updated: 20 June 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Area 1 - Gloucestershire authorisation letter

PDF, 258 KB, 2 pages

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Area 2 - Somerset authorisation letter

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Area 3 - Dorset licence for supplementary badger control

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Area 3 - Dorset authorisation letter

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Details

Natural England has authorised the licence holders to resume operations in 2 supplementary badger control areas in Gloucestershire and Somerset in 2019. It has also authorised an additional supplementary badger control area to begin operations in Dorset in 2019. The licence holders met all the criteria specified in Defra’s guidance to Natural England, dated May 2018.

Operations are carried out under a 5-year licence. This allows culling to take place in the licensed control area every year between 1 June and 31 January inclusive.

The licensed companies will decide the start date for control operations within this period.

Natural England has confirmed to the licence holders the maximum and minimum numbers of badgers that will be subject to control operations.

The licences only permit badger control to take place outside these close seasons:

• controlled shooting – 1 February to 31 May
• cage-trapping and shooting – 1 December to 31 May

Published 12 June 2019
Last updated 20 June 2019 + show all updates

1. 20 June 2019

   Added licence and authorisation letter for supplementary badger control area in Dorset.

2. 14 June 2019

   Added reissued authorisation letters for Area 1-Gloucestershire and Area 2-Somerset.

3. 12 June 2019

   First published.