Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61542
Badgers
Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Dr Caroline Johnson
Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the size of the badger population (a) in June 2025 and (b) in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe first major badger population survey in over a decade began in February 2025 and is currently ongoing. The most recent previous national survey was conducted in England and Wales between 2011 and 2013, estimating the badger population at approximately...
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