Badger culling works.

[Water Wheel]

Thanks for this Blog

http://bovinetb.blogspot.co.uk/
clearly showing how effective the badger cull in Somerset and Gloucestershire has been.
I would like to add my thanks to all the farmers involved for showing the way forward.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

How do they know they've accounted for every panda within 104 square kilometres?

 

[happycows]

How do they know they've accounted for every panda within 104 square kilometres?

100% might be difficult to be sure but anyone with experience can walk a farm and tell what’s about or travelling through.
Many established setts are centuries old, and often if there are no occupants, these will be prime real estate for any wondering badger.

 

[Werzle]

Well done to all the farmers involved in the cull, the rubbish you have had to put up with from the anti's is criminal .

 

[joe soapy]

The results of the cull so far are showing that the farmers and most ministry vets have known all along.and amply supported by evidence going back many years..
The fact that the various gov ministers over the years have been missled by a few sue do scientists recently has put the beef industry to enormous unnecessary cost and hardship.
I will leave it to somebody else to ask the obvious question.
My costs would easily have six figures and the first one would not be a 1

 

[matthew]

Thanks for this Blog

http://bovinetb.blogspot.co.uk/
clearly showing how effective the badger cull in Somerset and Gloucestershire has been.
I would like to add my thanks to all the farmers involved for showing the way forward.

The interactive maps can be yooosful. But you need to understand how they are compiled. For instance, only new outbreaks are counted. So the ‘closed’ outbreaks are ones which started after this site was started. Which leaves long standing restrictions not counted at all.
So farms in the cull areas, which were under TB2 when the cull started or within a few weeks of it starting, and subsequently went clear, are not counted at all.

The RBCT used the same mathematical gymnastics. It must make sense to somebody, but not to me.

The maps in the blog post are not comparable. It’s important to stress that and we explain in the posting.

The first screen grab shows all the closed cases held on the database. So several years worth. It could be said it also shows the need for a cull.
The second snap shows outbreaks labelled as ‘open’ so ongoing on the date the map was printed.

Thanks anyway.

 

[M-J-G]

If culling is the way to go, I would say it needs to be a very strict cull, that misses nothing, otherwise it's unlikely to achieve much.

 

[joe soapy]

The interactive maps can be yooosful. But you need to understand how they are compiled. For instance, only new outbreaks are counted. So the ‘closed’ outbreaks are ones which started after this site was started. Which leaves long standing restrictions not counted at all.
So farms in the cull areas, which were under TB2 when the cull started or within a few weeks of it starting, and subsequently went clear, are not counted at all.

The RBCT used the same mathematical gymnastics. It must make sense to somebody, but not to me.

The maps in the blog post are not comparable. It’s important to stress that and we explain in the posting.

The first screen grab shows all the closed cases held on the database. So several years worth. It could be said it also shows the need for a cull.
The second snap shows outbreaks labelled as ‘open’ so ongoing on the date the map was printed.

Thanks anyway.

seems that every time the curtain is lifted a bit the info changes.
can we have a series of maps showing annual status on the ground

 

[Sid]

Does anyone have a link to the story in the FG about the scum that caused ABH to a farmer who was not involved in the cull.
All in the name of animal welfare.
I bet the national press don't pick up on that one!!

 

[matthew]

Does anyone have a link to the story in the FG about the scum that caused ABH to a farmer who was not involved in the cull.
All in the name of animal welfare.
I bet the national press don't pick up on that one!!

https://www.fginsight.com/news/badg...and-scarred-farmer-for-life-avoids-jail-48665

 

[matthew]

seems that every time the curtain is lifted a bit the info changes.
can we have a series of maps showing annual status on the ground

On the side bar you can opt for each year of current (open) or closed outbreaks. Then update the map data.

 

[matthew]

If culling is the way to go, I would say it needs to be a very strict cull, that misses nothing, otherwise it's unlikely to achieve much.

What it will achieve is a vaccuum. Space, for wandering loners, the ones kicked out of their groups, to occupy. Which is also why a set time period for culling is a bad idea ... if disease control is the intention..
42 nights is better than the RBCT's 8 night forays. But still a scattergun approach.

 

[joe soapy]

On the side bar you can opt for each year of current (open) or closed outbreaks. Then update the map data.

cheers.
just looked and am confused, the 2015 shows little for Exmoor, 2017 shows lots ??

 

[matthew]

Quite a few new breakdowns in 2017.
That’s why any ‘management ‘ strategy of wildlife has to be ongoing. You can’t just walk away after 4 years especially if the cull area is an island with no action taken on its boundaries.

 

[C.J]

What it will achieve is a vaccuum. Space, for wandering loners, the ones kicked out of their groups, to occupy. Which is also why a set time period for culling is a bad idea ... if disease control is the intention..
42 nights is better than the RBCT's 8 night forays. But still a scattergun approach.

The supplementary licences for Somerset and Gloustershire have 8 month open season for shooting and 6 months for trapping.Are they only using 42 days ?

 

[matthew]

The supplementary licences for Somerset and Gloustershire have 8 month open season for shooting and 6 months for trapping.Are they only using 42 days ?

Not familiar with the terms of the supplementary licences.
First four years is 42 nights, as you said,