October 2012. Cheshire Wildlife Trust has described its first badger bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccination deployment as ‘extremely successful' after a two-day programme was undertaken at its Bickley Hall Farm headquarters.
A total of 19 badgers were captured in ‘live traps' across two separate dawn sessions, with 12 badgers vaccinated with the BCG vaccine and the remaining 7 badgers recorded as ‘re-captures' on the second morning.
The five-year vaccination strategy taken on by the charity will initially focus on Trust-managed sites and will expand to other private land in the area over the next four years.
Speaking after the final badger had been released, Cheshire Wildlife Trust's Richard Gardner said: "We're delighted with the result over the last 48 hours, most importantly with our trapping and re-capture rates.
"The overall total of a dozen individuals treated and the seven re-captures suggests we've hit our target of around 75% of the badger population on this location. This will, of course, be bolstered by a continuing year-on-year vaccination for another four years which, in spring may also include badger cubs too."
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