Policy paper
Annex A2: data from the 2020 badger control operations
Updated 27 May 2021
Applies to England
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| Area | Controlled shooting: shots taken | Controlled shooting: badgers removed | Controlled shooting: total shooter nights | Cage-trapping: badgers removed | Cage-trapping: trap nights | Total number of badgers removed | Total duration (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 11 鈥� Cheshire | 254 | 243 | 380 | 26 | 2448 | 269 | 47 |
| Area 12 鈥� Devon | 201 | 201 | 438 | 111 | 9509 | 312 | 46 |
| Area 13 鈥� Devon | 105 | 105 | 209 | 153 | 9479 | 258 | 42 |
| Area 14 鈥� Devon | 175 | 175 | 279 | 38 | 2132 | 213 | 42 |
| Area 15 鈥� Devon | 150 | 137 | 230 | 62 | 3070 | 199 | 52 |
| Area 16 鈥� Dorset | 734 | 717 | 862 | 110 | 11566 | 827 | 42 |
| Area 17 鈥� Somerset | 303 | 299 | 298 | 42 | 1408 | 341 | 49 |
| Area 18 鈥� Somerset | 166 | 117 | 249 | 20 | 1438 | 137 | 56 |
| Area 19 鈥� Wiltshire | 430 | 420 | 522 | 77 | 7767 | 497 | 49 |
| Area 20 鈥� Wiltshire | 267 | 249 | 519 | 152 | 6280 | 401 | 42 |
| Area 21 鈥� Wiltshire | 379 | 355 | 405 | 95 | 3204 | 450 | 42 |
| Area 22 鈥� Cornwall | 588 | 569 | 1067 | 280 | 15462 | 849 | 42 |
| Area 23 鈥� Devon | 752 | 730 | 655 | 206 | 10821 | 936 | 56 |
| Area 24 鈥� Devon | 103 | 98 | 401 | 105 | 8063 | 203 | 49 |
| Area 25 鈥� Devon | 81 | 80 | 203 | 78 | 8064 | 158 | 49 |
| Area 26 鈥� Devon | 253 | 245 | 238 | 79 | 3471 | 324 | 42 |
| Area 27 鈥� Devon | 34 | 34 | 106 | 34 | 4133 | 68 | 42 |
| Area 28 鈥� Devon | 57 | 57 | 141 | 75 | 4965 | 132 | 49 |
| Area 29 鈥� Gloucestershire | 587 | 564 | 535 | 167 | 9065 | 731 | 48 |
| Area 30 鈥� Somerset | 984 | 938 | 838 | 82 | 8683 | 1020 | 63 |
| Area 31 鈥� Staffordshire | 1394 | 1340 | 1574 | 220 | 17247 | 1560 | 56 |
| Area 32 鈥� Cumbria | 73 | 73 | 129 | 61 | 3303 | 134 | 58 |
| Area 33 鈥� Avon | 585 | 576 | 437 | 139 | 5093 | 715 | 42 |
| Area 34 鈥� Cheshire | 1209 | 1154 | 905 | 266 | 14504 | 1420 | 52 |
| Area 35 鈥� Cornwall | 1074 | 1031 | 1117 | 742 | 28494 | 1773 | 56 |
| Area 36 鈥� Staffordshire | 494 | 457 | 484 | 68 | 2794 | 525 | 42 |
| Area 37 鈥� Devon | 542 | 529 | 592 | 203 | 10436 | 732 | 49 |
| Area 38 鈥� Devon | 1104 | 1065 | 821 | 295 | 12512 | 1360 | 57 |
| Area 39 鈥� Dorset | 286 | 258 | 454 | 137 | 9844 | 395 | 49 |
| Area 40 鈥� Herefordshire | 958 | 921 | 1437 | 224 | 9918 | 1145 | 56 |
| Area 41 鈥� Staffordshire | 562 | 541 | 505 | 165 | 9191 | 706 | 42 |
| Area 42 鈥� Wiltshire | 1611 | 1569 | 1182 | 215 | 10893 | 1784 | 42 |
| Area 43 鈥� Wiltshire | 722 | 661 | 637 | 116 | 3923 | 777 | 42 |
| Area 44 鈥� Avon | 1927 | 1861 | 1076 | 175 | 12963 | 2036 | 63 |
| Area 45 鈥� Derbyshire | 2446 | 2296 | 1180 | 620 | 19444 | 2916 | 42 |
| Area 46 鈥� Gloucestershire | 442 | 425 | 575 | 23 | 2902 | 448 | 52 |
| Area 47 鈥� Herefordshire | 1328 | 1239 | 1081 | 538 | 12674 | 1777 | 56 |
| Area 48 鈥� Leicestershire | 539 | 496 | 606 | 218 | 9484 | 714 | 42 |
| Area 49 鈥� Oxfordshire | 680 | 639 | 773 | 401 | 12838 | 1040 | 42 |
| Area 50 鈥� Shropshire | 2663 | 2549 | 2021 | 1031 | 46741 | 3580 | 49 |
| Area 51 鈥� Somerset | 2033 | 1923 | 1208 | 473 | 14069 | 2396 | 51 |
| Area 52 鈥� Warwickshire | 1494 | 1443 | 1008 | 285 | 9790 | 1728 | 50 |
| Area 53 鈥� Wiltshire | 423 | 395 | 400 | 122 | 4724 | 517 | 49 |
| Area 54 鈥� Lincolnshire | 111 | 110 | 156 | 29 | 2698 | 139 | 42 |