Tom Langton

Otter (probably) has skinned and eaten six toads last night.

Playing Possum. Surely Ireland is not serious about a Test Vaccinate Remove policy for badgers?
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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!

Out early

Responding to questions about ongoing media coverage of proposed amphibian reintroductions, ARG UK wishes to clarify its position, building on our Policy Statement Concerning Reintroductions, and ARG UK Advice Note 12 Amphibian and Reptile Reintroduction Guidelines.

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Vivid blue sky recently

2025 News round-up - The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers Annual review of science of bovine TB and badgers, looking at new scientific publications, parliamentary debates, government reviews

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Lots of GCN activity at the pond edge tonight.

Christmas tree. From pink lady pip from 15 or so years ago.

A year on, great memories of superb farm animal veterinary facilities at Zurich University.

Cattle tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear - British Wildlife Bovine tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear In the May 2023 issue of British Wildlife, I described the ‘weakened link’ between badgers and bovine TB (bTB) infection in cattle. Since that…

Bovine tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear!

Thank you Paul for accurate and impressive coverage over so many years. You really made a difference.

After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well

After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned

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And following Rosie Wood of @badgertrust.bsky.social ’s recent column on the ongoing legal battle surrounding badger culling in the UK, @tomlangton.bsky.social summarises findings from recent research on bovine tuberculosis and badgers. Read the feature here: www.britishwildlife.com/cattle-tuber...

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GCN'S still out and about.

Magpie, not shot, just dead sitting on the ground with eyes open. Unusual...

Light pollution from Sizewell C, development 8 miles inland.

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Godfray ‘science’ report simply adds to the bovine TB chaos Panel Chair: Professor Sir Charles Godfray The long-awaited ‘Godfray’ report, a review of scientific evidence since 2018 concerning bovine TB in cattle, was published on 4th September. …

Badger Crowd looks at 'Chapter 6. The disease in wildlife' in Godfray's recent review of bovine TB science

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GCN juv, fresh out of the pond, climbs grass to sniff the air.

Yep confirmed!

First from this yr or smallest from last?

Purple Emp on the reserve???

Sizewell C displaced adders will move away for 1 km or more and be crushed on road and in building work or just get lost in unsuitable habitat - where are the wildlife barriers to prevent this?

The 2025 ‘Torgerson’ scientific paper “The fall of the perturbation effect hypothesis” Professor Paul Torgerson The new scientific Comment paper by Paul Torgerson and colleagues was published on 11 June in Royal Society Ope…

The 2025 ‘Torgerson’ scientific paper

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Important review of new RBCT analysis:
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Randomised Badger Culling Trials: new evaluation
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Do like it when the daphnia get serious.