Badger cull begins in pilot zones
A pilot badger cull in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset is under way.
The controlled shooting of 5,000 badgers is due to take place over a six-week period in an attempt to control Bovine TB in cattle.
Supporters claim culling badgers is the only way to tackle TB in cattle, which they say is spread from infected badgers to livestock.
Opponents say culling badgers is inhumane and ineffective.
Campaigners have fought the plans since the test areas were revealed last year.
Police officers were earlier sent to parts of Gloucestershire to "provide reassurance" after speculation that the cull was imminent.
The cull will involve the animals being shot in the open by marksmen using high-velocity rifles. The badgers will not be trapped in cages first.
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