Policy paper

Annex A2: data from the 2020 badger control operations

Updated 27 May 2021

Applies to England

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Area Controlled shooting: shots taken Controlled shooting: badgers removed Controlled shooting: total shooter nights Cage-trapping: badgers removed Cage-trapping: trap nights Total number of badgers removed Total duration (days)
Area 11 – Cheshire 254 243 380 26 2448 269 47
Area 12 – Devon 201 201 438 111 9509 312 46
Area 13 – Devon 105 105 209 153 9479 258 42
Area 14 – Devon 175 175 279 38 2132 213 42
Area 15 – Devon 150 137 230 62 3070 199 52
Area 16 – Dorset 734 717 862 110 11566 827 42
Area 17 – Somerset 303 299 298 42 1408 341 49
Area 18 – Somerset 166 117 249 20 1438 137 56
Area 19 – Wiltshire 430 420 522 77 7767 497 49
Area 20 – Wiltshire 267 249 519 152 6280 401 42
Area 21 – Wiltshire 379 355 405 95 3204 450 42
Area 22 – Cornwall 588 569 1067 280 15462 849 42
Area 23 – Devon 752 730 655 206 10821 936 56
Area 24 – Devon 103 98 401 105 8063 203 49
Area 25 – Devon 81 80 203 78 8064 158 49
Area 26 – Devon 253 245 238 79 3471 324 42
Area 27 – Devon 34 34 106 34 4133 68 42
Area 28 – Devon 57 57 141 75 4965 132 49
Area 29 – Gloucestershire 587 564 535 167 9065 731 48
Area 30 – Somerset 984 938 838 82 8683 1020 63
Area 31 – Staffordshire 1394 1340 1574 220 17247 1560 56
Area 32 – Cumbria 73 73 129 61 3303 134 58
Area 33 – Avon 585 576 437 139 5093 715 42
Area 34 – Cheshire 1209 1154 905 266 14504 1420 52
Area 35 – Cornwall 1074 1031 1117 742 28494 1773 56
Area 36 – Staffordshire 494 457 484 68 2794 525 42
Area 37 – Devon 542 529 592 203 10436 732 49
Area 38 – Devon 1104 1065 821 295 12512 1360 57
Area 39 – Dorset 286 258 454 137 9844 395 49
Area 40 – Herefordshire 958 921 1437 224 9918 1145 56
Area 41 – Staffordshire 562 541 505 165 9191 706 42
Area 42 – Wiltshire 1611 1569 1182 215 10893 1784 42
Area 43 – Wiltshire 722 661 637 116 3923 777 42
Area 44 – Avon 1927 1861 1076 175 12963 2036 63
Area 45 – Derbyshire 2446 2296 1180 620 19444 2916 42
Area 46 – Gloucestershire 442 425 575 23 2902 448 52
Area 47 – Herefordshire 1328 1239 1081 538 12674 1777 56
Area 48 – Leicestershire 539 496 606 218 9484 714 42
Area 49 – Oxfordshire 680 639 773 401 12838 1040 42
Area 50 – Shropshire 2663 2549 2021 1031 46741 3580 49
Area 51 – Somerset 2033 1923 1208 473 14069 2396 51
Area 52 – Warwickshire 1494 1443 1008 285 9790 1728 50
Area 53 – Wiltshire 423 395 400 122 4724 517 49
Area 54 – Lincolnshire 111 110 156 29 2698 139 42
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