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Scottish Badgers Conference 2011 Booking form for this years Scottish Badgers Conference, Saturday 17th September 2011, Oatridge College, West Lothian.
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Help us to promote the Scottish Badgers Annual Conference this year by downloading and printing our ready-made poster.
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Scottish Badgers Conference 2011 Draft Programme Read this to find out why should should be at the Anuual Conference this year!
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Scottish Badgers Press Release 25th April 2011 Comments on Bovine TB in England and Wales; reasons to welcome a delay on a proposed cull of badgers.
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Scottish Badgers Poster Help us to recruit new members by printing and displaying this ready-made poster in prominant places.
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Read About Scottish Badgers
Scottish Badgers Newsletter Summer 2011
The highlights: Badger movies premiered; Spotted: your badger pictures; Bouncing badgers! Read this and more in the Summer issue.
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Scottish Badgers Newsletter Spring 2011
The highlights: Training developments; Legislation update; Badger baiting; Rearing badger. Read this and more in the Spring issue.
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Scottish Badgers Newsletter Winter 2010
The highlights:
Training news; Winter badger activity; New badger group. Read this and more in the Winter issue.
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Scottish Badgers Newsletter Autumn 2010
The highlights: Young people tackle badger crime; New badger group for Strathclyde, Limpy's tale, Watching badgers on Youtube. Read this and more in the Autumn issue.
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Scottish Badgers Newsletter Summer 2010
The highlights: Annual Conference 2010; Wildlife DNA forensics; Hessilhead’s orphaned badger cub; Setting up a badger camera. Read this and more in the Summer issue.
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Operation Meles Information Leaflet
Information on the on-going initiative to tackle badger persecution.
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UK Badger Crime 2009/2010 Report
The first comprehensive report addressing badger persecution in the UK.
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Scottish Badger Distribution Survey
Results Summary - Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage, the project was set up in 2006 and has surveyed over 800 sites across Scotland. Report includes survey aims, scope, results, data analysis, and conclusions.
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Scottish Badgers Annual Report 2008
The 7th and comprehensive annual report on what has been a very busy year for Scottish Badgers.
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Useful Reference Documents
The Snares (Scotland) Order 2010
Scottish Statutory Instrument - an order making provision about the use of snares, use of snares, offences.
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Scottish Badgers - Records Policy
Scottish Badgers’ Records: Rationale and Policy document on access to and availability of badger data, December 2009.
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Scottish Badgers - Windfarm Policy
Windfarm Policy Statement, June 2009.
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Control of Rhododendron ponticum and Badgers (amended)
Best practice guidance and recommendations to assist those concerned with the erradication or control of alien speies
Rhododendron ponticum.
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Blood on the Wire
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Snaring in Scotland: why only a complete ban can halt
wildlife suffering'. An investigation by the League Against Cruel Sports into the gamekeeping practices of a well known Scottish Borders estate.
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Protection of Badgers Act 1992 as amended by the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004
The purpose of the census, THE PROTECTION OF BADGERS ACT 1992 (c.51)
(scottish version)
showing the effect of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.
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Artificial Sett Design
This is a single zip file (228 KB) which unzips to a set of four bitmap (.bmp) files - Artificial sett designs from the RAPCA and South Yorkshire Badger Group..
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A Guide to Licensing
This is a single pdf file (127 KB) which sets out to explain Badger protection and when it is necessary to apply for a licence.
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Badgers and Bovine TB in Scotland
Brief statement on the Bovine TB situation in Scotland, outlines difference in position between England, Wales and Scotland.
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Farm Biosecurity
This is single zipped PDF file (65 KB) which unzips to an advice leaflet from DEFRA concerning livestock biosecurity.
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TB in Cattle - Reducing the Risks
This DEFRA booklet is aimed at helping livestock owners reduce the risk of TB breakdown in herds including advice about wildlife issues.
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TB Fact Sheets (DEFRA)
Fact sheets from DEFRA covering: strategy; human health; disease spread; testing and controls; developing a vaccine.
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Reporting Forms
Inteligence Report Form
Handy printable standard pro-forma for recording badger inteligence.
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Sett Recording Form
Handy printable standard pro-forma for recording badger sett data.
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