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During the trial, throughout which Heard was subject to badgering online, Heard expressed her desire to forgo the “torture” of the ongoing litigation.

Many species are legally protected, such as badgers, bats and great crested newts, and Natural England has to issue a licence before any work can take place that could harm them.

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However, the council had had to wait for a licence from Natural England before the work could be carried out because badgers were a protected species, they added.

A leading vet said Sir Brian's findings could not be viewed in isolation, while a farmer who has lost 500 of his herd to the disease said badgers "do contribute" to the bTB problem.