
Brock’s Defence – a brief examination of the law relating to Badgers
Two new Acts of Parliament relating to Badgers, Meles meles, were passed in 1991, one of which - The Badgres Act, 1991 - considerably alters the scope of protection for this oft-persecuted species. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief résumé of the legislation as it now stands in England, Scotland and Wales.