This is a group within a larger charity @cornwallwildlifetrust and about the work that they do for badgers. For my #30daychallenge charity a day... Vaccination of badgers against TB is gaining ground in Cornwall We have been working on the issue of badgers and TB in cattle for several years, with many groups including scientists from the Zoologicial Society of London (ZLS), farmers, landowners, vets and academics. We keep hearing how ‘no-one wants to be culling badgers’. The only way this is likely to happen is if vaccination is rolled out widely as an alternative. We have received overwhelming support for our Badger Vaccination Appeal, showing how powerfully people feel about finding an alternative to culling. We support badger vaccination as the best option for Cornwall and have begun our vaccination programme on our North Cornwall nature reserves, as well as coordinating the mid-Cornwall vaccination programme. We work with farmers, vets, academics and others as part of the Cornwall TB Eradication Group, a group initiated by Defra. They are also carrying out blood tests to assess the effectiveness of vaccination. These trail-blazing farmers in mid-Cornwall are asking to vaccinate badgers on their land, and paying towards the vaccine and running costs. We have raised funds to buy extra cage-traps and cover other expenses so we can vaccinate across the whole area. We believe badgers have a place in our countryside, and want to extract badgers from the bovine TB problem. This science-led vaccination programme is essential to provide an alternative to culling. #stopthecull #protectwildlife #supportscience

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