Last Updated: Monday, 22 October 2007, 17:43 GMT 18:43 UK
Science chief urges badger cullBy Pallab GhoshScience correspondent, BBC News
The UK government's chief scientist has advised ministers
that badgers should be killed to prevent the spread of TB
among cattle.
Sir David King says culling could be effective in areas
that are contained, for example, by the sea or motorways.
His report follows a previous study that said culling
badgers would be ineffective.
The Independent Scientific Group found that targeting one
site would only cause badgers to flee to other farms.
The report was submitted to the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs in July and published on Monday.
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Earlier:
Irish badger culling 'is futile' - BBC