Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 20 September 2024.
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many badgers have been killed under the current cull regime in Devon.
Daniel Zeichner
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The numbers of badgers removed during culling operations are published annually on GOV.UK. The number of badgers removed cannot be broken down by county as licensed cull areas often overlap multiple counties. However, for licences granted which are predominantly in Devon, approximately 41,000 badgers have been removed since 2013 under these licences.
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