Policy paper

Annex A2: data from the 2021 badger control operations

Published 30 March 2022

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 22 – Cornwall 621 588 1430 135 18095 723 57
Area 23 – Devon 558 525 550 123 8164 648 49
Area 24 – Devon 136 132 548 43 7264 175 49
Area 25 – Devon 115 113 238 25 7696 138 48
Area 26 – Devon 231 225 230 19 4692 244 48
Area 27 – Devon 82 81 147 16 3107 97 44
Area 28 – Devon 42 42 113 48 3251 90 38
Area 29 – Gloucestershire 490 456 444 172 7496 628 48
Area 30 – Somerset 682 654 758 52 1929 706 63
Area 31 – Staffordshire 1111 1061 1356 72 11358 1133 56
Area 32 – Cumbria 50 49 137 13 717 62 47
Area 33 – Avon 466 440 353 95 6262 535 42
Area 34 – Cheshire 945 914 756 129 9196 1043 57
Area 35 – Cornwall 839 801 917 240 24128 1041 55
Area 36 – Staffordshire 477 445 411 14 1532 459 49
Area 37 – Devon 453 438 498 80 7327 518 49
Area 38 – Devon 848 824 592 118 4814 942 54
Area 39 – Dorset 201 168 361 67 9465 235 53
Area 40 – Herefordshire 863 827 1312 84 11906 911 62
Area 41 – Staffordshire 389 374 454 63 5616 437 42
Area 42 – Wiltshire 1297 1235 1108 124 6448 1359 49
Area 43 – Wiltshire 847 765 700 41 3016 806 55
Area 44 – Avon 1622 1523 913 37 3744 1560 63
Area 45 – Derbyshire 1344 1284 848 148 5501 1432 42
Area 46 – Gloucestershire 245 228 517 12 2918 240 56
Area 47 – Herefordshire 999 946 852 145 7673 1091 60
Area 48 – Leicestershire 352 326 488 45 2020 371 42
Area 49 – Oxfordshire 496 462 519 82 5894 544 42
Area 50 – Shropshire 2480 2362 1686 390 32670 2752 56
Area 51 – Somerset 1516 1414 849 174 8052 1588 56
Area 52 – Warwickshire 1099 1047 645 74 4783 1121 42
Area 53 – Wiltshire 239 231 278 47 3688 278 49
Area 54 – Lincolnshire 187 161 261 0 82 161 42
Area 55 – Shropshire 190 174 327 15 3373 189 56
Area 56 – Hampshire 558 504 816 74 6256 578 49
Area 57 – Berkshire 154 137 227 39 2487 176 47
Area 58 – Staffordshire 785 727 566 75 2679 802 42
Area 59 – Worcestershire 553 517 379 24 831 541 60
Area 60 – Shropshire 1210 1128 921 247 13638 1375 55
Area 61 – Oxfordshire 597 537 461 173 5948 710 45
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