Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62748
Badgers: Conservation
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
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 badger population in each year since the enactment of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.
Answer
Mary CreaghSince the enactment of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, two national badger monitoring surveys have taken place. A 1994-97 survey estimate did not provide an estimate of the overall population but instead estimated there were 46,100 family groups in En...
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