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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Badger culling to end in England by 2029, government says

A badger standing in grass looks towards the camera
It is thought more than 200,000 badgers have been culled in the past decade. Photograph: Roy Waller/Alamy

Badger culling will end in England by 2029, the government has said.

Some culls under existing licences will continue until 2026, according to sources at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), but it is highly unlikely any new ones will be granted.

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