TB Dilemma: Badger refugees complicate culling

European badgers can catch and spread the form of tuberculosis that strikes mainly cattle, but farmers and animal enthusiasts have debated whether killing badgers would protect herds. Two studies now reconcile earlier contradictory findings.

LOVE/HATE. British badgers pluck heartstrings nationwide but can spread tuberculosis to cattle. R. Yarnell

New results from a study in Britain suggest that the boundaries of a study area make a difference, says Christl A.