Badgers vaccinated for TB may be culled anyway

The culling of badgers to prevent the spread of TB could be extended into areas where the Government has been funding vaccinations of the animals, wildlife campaigners have warned.

Cattle can catch the disease from badgers, and there are culls in 32 areas across 10 counties.

But The Wildlife Trusts has warned that some of the new areas being considered for culls already had vaccination schemes. In Derbyshire, the trust has been running the UK’S largest vaccination programme, with 100 volunteers and £280,000 of government funding.