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More badgers to be killed in Devon

Thousands of badgers are set to be culled in Devon this autumn.

The government have announced two new areas in the county, where the animals can be killed.

Natural England want to stop the spread of bovine tb in cattle and there's concern it's spread by badgers. They've given the goahead for more than fourteen thousand badgers to be culled in Devon.

However campaigners are challenging the impact of the cull. 

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