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Myth bust: 皇冠体育app Times claims the numbers of badgers to be culled were reduced due to protestor sabotage

Protester activity has had no impact on the data used to make these population estimates.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
4 March 2013
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

皇冠体育app myth - 皇冠体育app Times reports today (Monday 4 March) that the number of badgers to be culled in the pilot areas this summer has been reduced following sabotage of research by protestors.

皇冠体育app truth - 皇冠体育app new badger population estimates are based on a wider range of evidence including new genetic data from hair trapping to create a more accurate and robust estimate of the true badger population. Protester activity has had no impact on the data used to make these population estimates.

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Published 4 March 2013