Overview

• The government will replace badger culling with vaccination efforts to control bovine tuberculosis.
• A 'badger vaccinator field force' will be established to increase vaccination rates among badgers.
• Field trials for a cattle vaccine will be accelerated to curb the spread of the disease.
• Campaigners criticize the plan for continuing culls under existing licenses until 2026.
• A new badger population survey will assess the impact of past culling efforts and current badger numbers.