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19-12-2007, 07:02 AM
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| | | Culling badgers = more foxes?
Culling badgers in order to control bovine tuberculosis (bTB) can cause a doubling in fox numbers, UK government scientists have found.
This could impact on livestock farming and conservation, the authors write in Biology Letters journal.
The researchers looked at effects on foxes during the badger culling trials in England between 1998 and 2006. Looky here.
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19-12-2007, 07:26 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
I'm biased but sounds a good reason to add to the other don't cull ones! Anyone know where i can get a copy of the paper from? |
19-12-2007, 08:06 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
These is similar to the concerns that had occured to me which I talked about on the TB thread - glad to know my thoughts aren't entirely unreasonable!! |
19-12-2007, 08:07 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton  These is similar to the concerns that had occured to me which I talked about on the TB thread - glad to know my thoughts aren't entirely unreasonable!! | Yes.
I remember you saying similar things then Gill.
Everything seems to be linked eh?
Makes sense really, of course.
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19-12-2007, 08:13 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
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Originally Posted by The Black Rabbit Yes.
I remember you saying similar things then Gill.
Everything seems to be linked eh?
Makes sense really, of course.
Doug | I couldn't help but worry a little about the last line...
it was almost like ..."but we can't have more foxes because they spread these diseases"!!
Do we have to treat all wildlife like it might be about to kill everything off with disease? |
19-12-2007, 08:23 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton I couldn't help but worry a little about the last line...
it was almost like ..."but we can't have more foxes because they spread these diseases"!!
Do we have to treat all wildlife like it might be about to kill everything off with disease? | Its never ending eh?
The online telegraph reports it as well.
Though its probably wise to take with a healthy dose of salt whatever journalists report, and especially the manner itself in which its actually reported...
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19-12-2007, 08:36 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
Same old story isnt it,,,, Once you start intefering with the Status Quo....
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19-12-2007, 09:15 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
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Originally Posted by coasty Same old story isnt it,,,, Once you start intefering with the Status Quo.... | yes before you know it they're looking to start on Def Leppard.....  |
19-12-2007, 09:22 AM
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| | | Re: Culling badgers = more foxes?
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton yes before you know it they're looking to start on Def Leppard..... | Now thats the sort of comment I would have expected from the Black Rabbit,,,,
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19-12-2007, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by coasty Now thats the sort of comment I would have expected from the Black Rabbit,,,, | really really sorry don't know what came over me....   | | | |
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