Bovine tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear!

After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned

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And following Rosie Wood of @badgertrust.bsky.social ’s recent column on the ongoing legal battle surrounding badger culling in the UK, @tomlangton.bsky.social summarises findings from recent research on bovine tuberculosis and badgers. Read the feature here: www.britishwildlife.com/cattle-tuber...

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GCN'S still out and about.

Magpie, not shot, just dead sitting on the ground with eyes open. Unusual...

Light pollution from Sizewell C, development 8 miles inland.

@badgercrowd.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/badg... 🌎🧪🦡

Badger Crowd looks at 'Chapter 6. The disease in wildlife' in Godfray's recent review of bovine TB science thebadgercrowd.org/godfray-scie...

GCN juv, fresh out of the pond, climbs grass to sniff the air.

First from this yr or smallest from last?

Purple Emp on the reserve???

Sizewell C displaced adders will move away for 1 km or more and be crushed on road and in building work or just get lost in unsuitable habitat - where are the wildlife barriers to prevent this?

The 2025 ‘Torgerson’ scientific paper thebadgercrowd.org/the-new-torg...

Important review of new RBCT analysis: publons.com/wos-op/revie... 🧪🌍

Randomised Badger Culling Trials: new evaluation royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🧪🌍

Do like it when the daphnia get serious.

An animal caught in a snare can suffer for hours — terrified, bleeding, dying slowly. This is still legal in England! It’s sick. It’s indefensible. Sign the petition to ban snares now 👇 protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/

Ecologist Tom Langton has joined forces with Protect the Wild to expose the truth behind the government's failing badger cull—revealing why science, not slaughter, should guide disease control. Read the full article 👇 protectthewild.substack.com/p/is-the-bad...

And someone had a little grebe...

Sudden death of three wild rabbits overnight - under investigation.

Good lot of common toad tadpoles at Captains Wood, Suffolk on Sunday.

Slow-worm and ants at the top of the compost bin again...

Frog and toad spawn hatching well in extended sunny period. But drought conditions forming, a worry for the summer.

Afternoon encounter with a large grass snake.

Govt continues to defend sham Badger cull “review” youtu.be/Uxku49USFfc

Toad time again.

Worms out tonight. Newt feeding time.

How on earth did badgers ger the bovine TB blame? thebadgercrowd.org/how-did-badg...

URGENT Total badger cull and TB testing failure in the Low Risk Area of England - LRA heading out of control due to predictable APHA failures. Zeichner myst act immediately. thebadgercrowd.org/blog

'Science & Politics' by Ian Boyd 🌍🧪 thebadgercrowd.org/science-and-...

Please help us reach 60,000 signatures by Monday -https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317

Betty Badger outside Downing Street today speaking up for Badgers as always! ❤️🦡

Keir Starmer's government caught at the centre of another corruption scandal Far from setting out an independent review of a controversial Tory policy, Labour has packed the committee with advocates FOR it - in an attempt to maintain the status quo www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

56% of the way there! Let's keep pushing hard! Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202... Massive land clearances have taken place in the AONB in recent weeks despite the overwhelming uncertainty.

Great crested newts - noses out testing the weather. They want to get their year started.

⚠️ FACT: Tens of thousands of badgers are killed every year in a cull that does NOTHING to stop bovine TB. 💔 It’s cruel. It’s pointless. And it MUST end. ✍️ Add your name to our petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317 Let’s make this the year we say NO MORE!

This is the outcome of the Badger cull, it must end.

Wow we’re approaching 30k signatures. Its clear the people want an end to the badger cull, and we have to make the government listen. Help us reach 100k here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317

Please sign and share the petition to end the badger cull petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

#Pesticides manufactured in Britian, poisoning the planet (including many vulnerable humans). Use banned here and in EU. "Diquat exports by Syngenta reached 5,123 tonnes in 2023, more than half of that to Brazil." Indefensible www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Let’s keep pushing!! 🦡 help us reach 25,000 by the end of today! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Badgers are being shot in the name of "bTB control," yet science shows this is ineffective and unnecessary. Join us in demanding an end to this senseless slaughter. Sign the petition now to help us reach 100k and force a debate in Parliament. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Have you signed yet? If you’re against the Badger cull please add your name ✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Recently published re-analysis of the Randomised Badger Culling Trials show that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that badger culling affected bTB breakdown incidence: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌍 1/3

We cannot sit by and let this happen. Please REPOST and sign if you're against the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...