Earlier this year, plans to phase out badger culling were announced in Westminster. In June, Scotland’s Parliament banned the unlicensed culling of mountain hares – another complicated and controversial issue. This has fanned the flames of debate, and so, just as we delved deeper into the badger cull a few months back, this month issue at BBC Wildlife magazine, we’re unpacking the facts behind the new Scottish legislation and asking how it will affect this native highlander (p50).
Sticking with British mammals in the news, in early August, we learned that Defra had given permission for beavers to remain in their Devon home. But how exactly did this trial come about, and what benefits will they bring to the Otter Valley (p36)?
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