Badger Tracking Release (IMAGE)

Zoological Society of London

Badger Tracking Release

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A study led by researchers at international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and Imperial College London has found that culling drives badgers to roam 61% further afield -- helping to explain why the practice, intended to reduce bovine TB transmission, can sometimes exacerbate the problem instead

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Seth Jackson

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