http://www.badgerall.com/blog Campaign for the eradication of bovine TB and the protection of badgers in west Wales Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:42:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.badgerall.com/blog/two-to-watch-brian-may-and-gloucestershire-wildlife-trust-on-film http://www.badgerall.com/blog/two-to-watch-brian-may-and-gloucestershire-wildlife-trust-on-film#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:42:47 +0000 Alys http://www.badgerall.com/blog/?p=842 Here are two short filmed pieces well worth watching and circulating to as many folks as you can. Simple, informative and compelling. Please pass the links on to friends, family, networks etc and post on any blogs, websites and social media that you have access to. Brian May – Brian May’s recent interview on Alan Titchmarsh show is on [...]]]> http://www.badgerall.com/blog/two-to-watch-brian-may-and-gloucestershire-wildlife-trust-on-film/feed 0 http://www.badgerall.com/blog/badger-trust-gives-defra-notice-of-legal-challenge http://www.badgerall.com/blog/badger-trust-gives-defra-notice-of-legal-challenge#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:28:52 +0000 Alys http://www.badgerall.com/blog/?p=834 Good news  - here’s the positive and robust statement issued by the Badger Trust yesterday…   (Note: the statement relates to the English badger culling proposals only. The Welsh Government has not yet announced its intentions regarding the currently suspended Welsh badger cull.)  _____________________________________________________________________________ Badger Trust gives DEFRA notice of legal challenge The Badger Trust has sent a letter to the Department of Environment, [...]]]> http://www.badgerall.com/blog/badger-trust-gives-defra-notice-of-legal-challenge/feed 0 http://www.badgerall.com/blog/specialists-like-devon-farmer-can-identify-diseased-setts-but-often-lack-academic-qualifications-deemed-necessary-to-do-the-job-a-great-pity-badger-trust http://www.badgerall.com/blog/specialists-like-devon-farmer-can-identify-diseased-setts-but-often-lack-academic-qualifications-deemed-necessary-to-do-the-job-a-great-pity-badger-trust#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:59:39 +0000 Alys http://www.badgerall.com/blog/?p=828 The latest in the Badger Trust’s ‘Nonsense in the News’ series – a much needed myth-busting service. ‘Specialists like Devon farmer **** **** can identify diseased setts, but often lack academic qualifications deemed necessary to do the job – a great pity’. News item: Western Morning News [1]. SUCH RURAL MYTHS as this are increasingly prevalent. [...]]]> http://www.badgerall.com/blog/specialists-like-devon-farmer-can-identify-diseased-setts-but-often-lack-academic-qualifications-deemed-necessary-to-do-the-job-a-great-pity-badger-trust/feed 0 http://www.badgerall.com/blog/killing-badgers-risks-seriously-wounding-tourism http://www.badgerall.com/blog/killing-badgers-risks-seriously-wounding-tourism#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:04:35 +0000 Alys http://www.badgerall.com/blog/?p=816 With decisions imminent yet again on whether to kill thousands of badgers in west Wales, and now south west England as well, people are once again highlighting the very real risk of blighting tourism in these areas - and with it many local jobs and businesses. A recent report by the British Hospitality Association ‘Hospitality in Wales: driving local economies and underpinning communities’ reinforces [...]]]> http://www.badgerall.com/blog/killing-badgers-risks-seriously-wounding-tourism/feed 1 http://www.badgerall.com/blog/staggering-badgers-badger-trust-press-release http://www.badgerall.com/blog/staggering-badgers-badger-trust-press-release#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:41:15 +0000 Alys http://www.badgerall.com/blog/?p=813 The issue of ‘Badgers and bovine TB’ and the Coalition Government’s proposals to kill badgers by free shooting was debated by MPs in Westminster Hall on October 18th. Some of the contributions by pro culling MPs were, to say the least, lacking in substance.  James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, proffered a ludicrous tale of staggering [...]]]> http://www.badgerall.com/blog/staggering-badgers-badger-trust-press-release/feed 0