An animal welfare charity estimates that 2,000 badgers a year are being killed illegally in Northern Ireland every year by badger baiters.
The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says around 150 people are involved in such activity.
Despite its prevalence, the charity says that only three people have been convicted of offences linked to the killing or injuring of the protected species in more than a decade.
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