Tom Langton

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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.

An animal caught in a snare can suffer for hours — terrified, bleeding, dying slowly.

This is still legal in England! It’s sick. It’s indefensible.
Sign the petition to ban snares now 👇 protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/

Is the Badger Cull Working? Ask AI! Or preferably listen to Tom Langton, someone who knows what they're talking about.

Ecologist Tom Langton has joined forces with Protect the Wild to expose the truth behind the government's failing badger cull—revealing why science, not slaughter, should guide disease control.

Read the full article 👇
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And someone had a little grebe...

Sudden death of three wild rabbits overnight - under investigation.

Good lot of common toad tadpoles at Captains Wood, Suffolk on Sunday.

Slow-worm and ants at the top of the compost bin again...

Frog and toad spawn hatching well in extended sunny period. But drought conditions forming, a worry for the summer.

Afternoon encounter with a large grass snake.

YouTube video by Protect the Wild Govt continues to defend sham Badger cull “review”

Govt continues to defend sham Badger cull “review”

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Toad time again.

Worms out tonight. Newt feeding time.

How on earth did badgers get the TB blame? Bovine TB has been misunderstood for 50 years. All because new interpretations by MAFF in 1980 sent industry and scientists in the wrong direction. A new short report here  now tells the story of h…

How on earth did badgers ger the bovine TB blame?

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The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers Reporting on badger cull science & legal challenges

URGENT Total badger cull and TB testing failure in the Low Risk Area of England - LRA heading out of control due to predictable APHA failures. Zeichner myst act immediately.

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‘Science and Politics’ by Ian Boyd Hiding in plain sight with the Oxford brigade Prof. Sir Ian Boyd has a book out: ‘Science and Politics’ (politybooks.com, around £20). In it, he devotes several pages to describing the events that …

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‘Science and Politics’ by Ian Boyd Hiding in plain sight with the Oxford brigade Prof. Sir Ian Boyd has a book out: ‘Science and Politics’ (politybooks.com, around £20). In it, he devotes several pages to describing the events that …

'Science & Politics' by Ian Boyd 🌍🧪
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Please help us reach 60,000 signatures by Monday -https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317

Betty Badger outside Downing Street today speaking up for Badgers as always! ❤️🦡

Keir Starmer's government caught at the centre of another corruption scandal Far from setting out an independent review of the badger cull policy, Labour has packed the committee with pro-cull advocates

Keir Starmer's government caught at the centre of another corruption scandal

Far from setting out an independent review of a controversial Tory policy, Labour has packed the committee with advocates FOR it - in an attempt to maintain the status quo
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