Policy paper

Annex A2: data from the 2024 badger control operations

Published 11 June 2025

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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 54 � Lincolnshire 57 54 166 0 0 54 44
Area 55 � Shropshire 98 93 224 0 588 93 54
Area 56 � Hampshire 203 183 472 24 2238 207 49
Area 57 � Berkshire 76 73 111 8 1524 81 49
Area 58 � Staffordshire 341 331 360 24 599 355 54
Area 59 � Worcestershire 129 124 170 2 202 126 54
Area 60 � Shropshire 782 765 713 28 3669 793 54
Area 61 � Oxfordshire 198 185 396 16 2150 201 49
Area 62 � Buckinghamshire 527 500 467 42 2429 542 54
Area 63 � Cornwall 137 133 75 38 1891 171 42
Area 64 � Cornwall 293 276 136 85 2320 361 43
Area 65 � Derbyshire 638 611 426 32 1464 643 54
Area 66 � Devon 103 103 140 5 2265 108 47
Area 67 � Hampshire 192 160 221 22 901 182 45
Area 68 � Northamptonshire 803 743 579 98 4176 841 54
Area 69 � Oxfordshire 242 222 225 4 1498 226 45
Area 70 � Somerset 67 67 92 16 694 83 54
Area 71 � Warwickshire 302 286 280 26 832 312 49
Area 72 � Warwickshire 693 644 557 31 2314 675 52
Area 73 � Cumbria 296 276 277 300 6699 576 50
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