Stop badger cull immediately
The public disagreement over the badger cull taking place in Gloucester should be stopped immediately, says the lead scientist on the board of Natural England (NE), the organisation charged with making the decision
NE, the nation's official protector of nature, will rule Monday on
whether the night-time badger shoots can be significantly extended. Owen Paterson, and the National Farmers' Union, who argue that killing badgers to curb tuberculosis in cattle is scientifically justified and necessary.
The badger cull is also being jeopardised by a legal threat launched on Saturday.
MacDonald, a professor at Oxford University, said: "My personal opinion as a biologist is not to continue the cull. Many farmers believe that killing badgers to curb tuberculosis in cattle is scientifically justified and necessary but what do you think?
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