Today the first licence was issued to a company of farmers to cull badgers by Natural England.
There are still lots of things you can do to help.
Please go to the Badger Protection League page to donate to vaccinate badgers in potential cull areas.
Please sign this petition http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257 against the cull.
You can write to Owen Paterson MP and express your feelings about this cull here http://www.shootinginthedark.org/
If you live in Gloucester please visit http://www.glosagainstbadgershooting.org/ to find out how you can get involved locally.
If you live in the Stroud District join the Stroud 100 campaigning to persuade councils and landowners to refuse to cull on their land.
Sign the 38degrees petition against the badger cull.
Watch this video released by the Badger Trust http://www.justdosomething.org.uk/badgersmatter and share it with your family and friends, spread the word and tell them how they can help too.
Visit Team Badger a website set up by Dr Brian May, giving information on the campaign and more ways to get involved.
If you are a landowner who does not want to cull the badgers on your land, contact Badger Trust, Somerset Trust Badger Group or Secret World Wildlife Rescue and ask to speak to someone involved with the badger vaccination scheme.