Covid-19. They are being killed in Russia because of bogus claims which promote the quack cure, despite no evidence being provided.It comes as the country faces its worst daily infection and death figures from Covid-19.Boffins slammed the claims and said they have no “scientific basis”.Poachers were detained for slaughtering five males and four females as they hibernated in Siberia.
The gang of four men used dogs to pull the badgers from their dens, then shot them near Loris-Melikovo village in Omsk region.
The animals were slaughtered after a Russian hunting ban came into effect last month.Officers seized firearms, shovels, an axe, and cartridges in a case seen as the tip of an iceberg of badger slaying.