A) Small Mammals (I.E. Shrew, Vole, Mouse, Rat

Fig. 2. The location of treatment areas in the randomised badger culling trial and their relationship to the priority mammal carcass collection areas.


Fig. 3. The spatial distribution of wild mammal carcasses collected during the study (2000 – 2003). Data presented as carcasses per 5 x 5 km square.

(a)  Small mammals (i.e. shrew, vole, mouse, rat).

(b)  Medium sized mammals (i.e. squirrel, mole, hedgehog, rabbit, hare).

(c)  Deer and other artiodactyls (i.e. red, roe, fallow and muntjac deer, feral goats, sheep and boar).

(d)  Carnivores (i.e. fox, otter, mink, stoat, weasel, polecat, feral cat and ferret).


Fig. 4. The spatial distribution of confirmed M. bovis positive cases in wild mammals (some points represent more than one positive case).

Fig. 5. The spatial distribution of M. bovis spoligotypes identified in wild mammals during the study.


Fig. 6. The spatial distribution of confirmed positive M. bovis cases in wild mammals in the East Cornwall (C) collection area.

Fig. 7. The spatial distribution of confirmed positive M. bovis cases in wild mammals in the Herefordshire (D) collection area.


Fig. 8. The spatial distribution of confirmed positive M. bovis cases in wild mammals in the Cotswolds (I) collection area.