Cheshire Wildlife Trust has blasted a Government move to allow what they say is the largest ever seasonal cull of badgers.
The move could see nearly 2,500 badgers in Cheshire alone being killed this Autumn, the trust says.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust bosses have voiced concerns over the Bovine TB Strategy Review led by Sir Charles Godfray.
The trust, welcoming recommendations for a changed emphasis in the fight to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), is unhappy over the review’s recommendations to continue badger culling.
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated for measles following outbreaks in Cheshire and Merseyside.
There are 29 confirmed cases in Cheshire and Liverpool, with more cases in the West Midlands, West Yorkshire and the South.
The badger vaccination programme is to be extended in Cheshire after more funding was secured by the Wirral & Cheshire Badger Group (W&CBG).
The charity’s programme began in 2014 on the Adlington Estate in Cheshire East.
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