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Badger culling

The government has expanded badger culling to 11 new areas in England despite criticism

Dairy farmer Phil Latham supports badger culling, saying he has lost dozens of cattle to TB on his farm in Cheshire, but zoologist and badger ecologist, Professor Rosie Woodroffe, says "badger culling doesn't give you healthy badgers." The government is facing criticism from conservation groups after announcing badger culling will be expanded to 11 new areas in England.

(Image: badger. Credit: PA)

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