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A trial cull of thousands of badgers in Gloucestershire is expected to begin later.
The county's police force has revealed that it will be staffed from 20:00 BST to deal with any potential disruption.
A week ago the first pilot cull got under way in an area of West Somerset.
About 5,000 badgers are expected to be killed in controlled shootings by trained marksmen over six weeks in parts of both counties.
A police spokesman said the cull was a Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) policy that is being implemented by private companies under licence by Natural England.
'Fair to everyone'
Initially the pilot will not examine how successful culling has been in reducing the spread of TB to livestock.
Instead, it will test whether the cull can be carried out "effectively, humanely and safely".
No-one involved in the cull will say how many badgers have so far been shot or killed.
A spokesperson for Defra said: "It's a decision for the cull companies to start. There will be no more operational details from them until after the cull has started. They haven't specified locations."
A police spokesperson said: "Our role will be operationally independent, impartial, even-handed and fair to everyone whatever their views, interest or involvement in the pilot scheme."
The government has said the cull is necessary and could make a meaningful contribution to controlling TB in cattle.
Campaigners have fought the plans since the test areas were revealed last year. They argue a cull is inhumane and ineffective in controlling the disease.
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