Government badger cull kill targets 'deliberately set too low'

Lower cull targets are easier to achieve but risk increasing instances of TB in cattle rather than reducing them, warns expert

The government's killing targets for the controversial badger cull in England are "deliberately being biased down", according to a leading animal population expert.

The badger cull, now rolled out to seven counties in England, is part of efforts to reduce the scourge of tuberculosis in cattle but has been heavily criticised by scientists.