The Independent highlights the importance of on-the-ground journalism regarding critical issues in the U.S., from reproductive rights to climate change. A significant critique emerged regarding the government's badger culling program aimed at eradicating bovine tuberculosis (bTB). Tom Langton, an ecologist, stated that a recent analysis by Professor Mark Brewer reveals flawed statistical reasoning behind the justification for culling, suggesting a need for governmental reassessment of this policy to ensure accuracy in such contentious matters.
The justification for lethal control of badgers to-date appears to have been based upon basic statistical oversight.
It's naive to imagine that a single analysis by a particular group of scientists should be seen as sufficient.
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