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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF	Posted: 29 Dec 2005 OK, so it is off-topic but whilst our herps are quietly tucked away some of us may want to give this some thought/discussion: Countdown to extinction? On 15th December 2005 the British Government announced a twelve week 'public consultation period' to consider whether and how to kill badgers. Many people consider that this consultation is a sham to soften our response to what has already been decided - a mass slaughter of a �protected� native wildlife species. Leading organisations including the RSPCA and the Wildlife Trusts have already voiced their opposition, but only a massive public response can prevent the killing. Just a few moments of your time can make a difference Please visit www.stopthecull.info for more information. It would also be helpful if you would encourage everyone you know to support the badgers at this critical time. Please forward this e-mail to anyone who may care enough to help. On behalf of Britain's badgers - thank you Roger Driver, Cornwall Badger Group egroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peninsulabadgers/ website: http://www.cornwallbadgergroup.org.uk If you have an email list perhaps you can pass the message on? Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant

Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi	Posted: 29 Dec 2005 Gemma, I have been following the badger/TB problem for some time and guessed that killing would win eventually. Badgers are in my garden most nights and many dozen live within the town here in East Devon. How do they propose getting rid of these urban ones? We are in a very dense badger population area here in the south west and it will be difficult I should imagine to "empty" an area without others moving in to fill the void created. I think the government have already made their mind up to go ahead so this is just flannel. Suz

Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde	Posted: 20 Jan 2006 Gemma, thanks for this info I wasn't aware that this was going on. I did sign myself and forward to all the people that I know O-> O+>

Mick Member Joined: 10 Jun 2005 No. of posts: 184 View other posts by Mick	Posted: 20 Jan 2006 As far as i'm concerned, after all these years, the government are yet STILL piddling in the wind with this one! I just wont buy it until we all see absolute, clear, conclusive proof that poor Badgers are the cause.

arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis	Posted: 16 Mar 2006 Don't the Badgers get Bovine TB of the cattle in the first place then spread it as they move about? Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group.

Wolfgang Wuster Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 326 View other posts by Wolfgang Wuster	Posted: 16 Mar 2006 Now, now - use your common sense - surely it is obvious that the guilty party for spreading bovine TB can only be the badgers, which can move several miles in a night. Couldn't possibly have anything to do with farmers trucking animals from one end of the country to the other on a daily basis (in between complaining about fuel prices, natch), could it now? Perhaps we should blame badgers for foot-and-mouth as well, while we are at it... Cheers, Wolfgang Wolfgang W�ster School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor http://sbsweb.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/

Morpheus Senior Member Joined: 30 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 54 View other posts by Morpheus	Posted: 09 May 2006 Wouldnt removing badgers from the wild mess up the food chain or something i dont know much about them but something bad would probably come from this Gloucestershire`s first exotic pet show! http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/general-herp-chat/320967-glou cestershire-reptile-show-2010-a.html

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