More Badgering of the Badgers

Following reports confirming the unreliability of attempting to control TB in cattle by 'culling' (i.e. killing) badgers, the UK government pledged to replace it with a system with vaccination for badgers AND cattle (as employed in some other EU countries e.g. The Netherlands). It is consequently surprising that they are now extending the cull to 11 new areas of England in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/07/badger-cull-extended-england-60000-animals-in-line-of-fire). But badgers, unlike farmers, don't get to vote. Needless to say, conservation groups are very unhappy.