The Wildlife Trusts welcome today's announcement from Environment Secretary Hilary Benn rejecting a badger cull as a solution to combating bovine TB in cattle.
Stephanie Hilborne, chief executive of The Wildlife Trusts, says: "This is a good day for science, public opinion and common sense. We congratulate Hilary Benn on sticking to the scientific evidence and drawing a line under any consideration of a badger cull.
