Bovine tuberculosis: Badger control to be licensed in 2022

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Bovine tuberculosis: Badger control to be licensed in 2022

Natural England has obtained and approved licenses to start operations on 11 new badger management areas in 2022. It also authorized the licensee to resume operations in his 29 existing badger-controlled areas in 2022.Licensee of Defra Guidance to Natural England, As of May 2021.

Natural England has reissued Annex A with 10 licences, due to changes in control areas licensed for 2020/2021. 46 – Gloucestershire, 50 – Shropshire, 51 – Somerset, 53 – Wiltshire, 55 – Shropshire, 56 – Hampshire, 57 – Berkshire, 58 – Staffordshire, 60 – Shropshire, 61 – Oxfordshire.

We have also reissued Annex B for all existing licenses from Area 33 to Area 62 (inclusive). This follows a review of the terms and conditions relating to permitted conduct on or around protected sites.

Table 1: Badger Management Areas Authorized for 2022

Area number and county minimum number Maximum number Authorization date year of operation
Area 33 – Avon 360 993 August 26th 4th year
Area 34 – Cheshire 845 1685 August 26th 4th year
Area 35 – Cornwall 529 2163 August 26th 4th year
Area 36 – Staffordshire 47 594 August 26th 4th year
Area 37 – Devon 0 770 August 26th 4th year
Area 38 – Devon 0 963 August 26th 4th year
Area 39 – Dorset 40 473 August 26th 4th year
Area 40 – Herefordshire 0 691 August 26th 4th year
Area 41 – Staffordshire 0 144 August 26th 4th year
Area 42 – Wiltshire 0 2437 August 26th 4th year
Area 43 – Wiltshire 383 1324 August 26th 4th year
Area 44 – Avon 676 1700 August 26th Third year
Area 45 – Derbyshire 171 1421 August 26th Third year
Area 46 – Gloucestershire 201 427 August 26th Third year
Area 47 – Herefordshire 349 1150 August 26th Third year
Area 48 – Leicestershire 247 596 August 26th Third year
Area 49 – Oxfordshire 242 735 August 26th Third year
Area 50 – Shropshire 2675 4766 August 26th Third year
Area 51 – Somerset 259 1887 August 26th Third year
Area 52 – Warwickshire 644 1487 August 26th Third year
Area 53 – Wiltshire 195 447 August 26th Third year
Area 54 – Lincolnshire none none August 26th Third year
Area 55 – Shropshire 335 493 August 26th 2nd year
Area 56 – Hampshire 651 1026 August 26th 2nd year
Area 57 – Berkshire 312 457 August 26th 2nd year
Area 58 – Staffordshire 464 861 August 26th 2nd year
Area 59 – Worcestershire 142 362 August 26th 2nd year
Area 60 – Shropshire 1137 1940 August 26th 2nd year
Area 61 – Oxfordshire 497 882 August 26th 2nd year
Area 62 – Buckinghamshire 680 922 August 26th 1st year
Area 63 – Cornwall 278 377 August 26th 1st year
Area 64 – Cornwall 281 381 August 26th 1st year
Area 65 – Derbyshire 697 944 August 26th 1st year
Area 66 – Devon 408 553 August 26th 1st year
Area 67 – Hampshire 413 560 August 26th 1st year
Area 68 – Northamptonshire 1353 1834 August 26th 1st year
Area 69 – Oxfordshire 570 772 August 26th 1st year
Area 70 – Somerset 270 366 August 26th 1st year
Area 71 – Warwickshire 680 922 August 26th 1st year
Area 72 – Warwickshire 1442 1954 August 26th 1st year

Licensee operates under a four-year license. This allows him to manage badgers in licensed management areas from June 1st through January 31st of each year.

Licensee will determine the start date of control operations within this period.

Natural England has confirmed with licensees the minimum and maximum number of badgers that can be removed.

Protected sites listed in Annex B are not necessarily part of active operations. These can only occur on protected sites with permission granted by the landlord or occupant.

The license only permits badger control to take place outside of these closed seasons.

  • Controlled Fire – From 1st February to 31st May
  • Cage Traps and Shooting – December 1st to May 31st

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-badger-control-in-2022 Bovine tuberculosis: Badger control to be licensed in 2022

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