Man charged with shooting badger

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15 June 2009 - BBC News

A man from Cornwall has been charged with shooting dead a badger.

Police were called after the animal was found in the Towednack area of St Ives last September.

The 57-year-old from St Ives faces charges of killing a badger and using a firearm to kill a badger under the 1992 Protection of Badgers Act.

The man, who was arrested in April, has been bailed and is due to appear before West Cornwall Magistrates' Court on 30 June.

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• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8100148.stm

For other news on this story, please click the following links:

• 26 September 2008 - BBC News - Police hunting for badger shooter
• 15 October 2008 - BBC News - Reward offered over shot badger

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