https://open.spotify.com/episode/75AmzAo5GiHu4VZunRAe4i?si=GgA4ZcCLSre0MFKiorWU1A&dl_branch=1 Last month, I wrote a review of an excellent book titled “Beak, Tooth and Claw: Living with Predators in Britain” by Mary Colwell. At the end of that blog, I said that I would really love to have an opportunity to talk with Mary on my podcast. Luckily, I didn’t have to wait too … Continue reading Episode 101: Beak, Tooth and Claw with Mary Colwell
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mmIBjmiFOaA673AbsmhxH?si=0PvwW_IKT-ev2tYbYpedgQ&dl_branch=1 There are no two ways about it. It’s a milestone episode. Episode 100. To mark the occasion we get together with environmentalist, hunter and axe thrower, Ashley Glover to discuss some of the most interesting subjects from the past three years. And while the title says “Deer, Sheep and Fires,” in reality it should … Continue reading Episode 100: Deer, Sheep and Fires with Ashley Glover
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kd3meFQzQA8iRe6p2oBzT?si=_Z8LZhbOSZyZKwfyq9CqQg&dl_branch=1 Bertie Brosnan is known to regular listeners from episode 51. It was an immensely interesting conversation about the fight against salmon poaching in the rivers of the Irish South-West. In this episode, Bertie is back to talk about his other passions: hunting and dog training. https://youtu.be/wtODtmcqWs0 During our conversation, Bertie gives a fascinating account … Continue reading Episode 99: Hunting and Dog Training with Bertie Brosnan
It’s not often that I write a book review. But every now and then I come across a book that I really wish everybody I know would read. In my podcast, the subject of our difficult coexistence with wildlife is featured in many episodes. By far the most complex and difficult issue is our coexistence … Continue reading Beak, Tooth and Claw by Mary Colwell – A Book Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yeo9gNE7KKV9SQ11GkavI?si=kF6jJkznRJGH7Y7I7-C2iw&dl_branch=1 Wildlife trafficking and poaching are huge problems for the conservation of the world’s most endangered species. They also present significant social and economic challenges. On one hand, big green organizations like WWF are criticised for “militarization of conservation” in their attempt to counteract the increasingly sophisticated and militarized wildlife trafficking cartels. On the other … Continue reading Episode 98: Wildlife Special Ops with Nathan Edmondson
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BHVSCw9b07IgwR4w8l5KZ?si=ZIwXo-nsTKCANQdBXJfLew&dl_branch=1 Dr Amy Dickman needs no introduction. She is well known and hugely respected in both academic and conservation communities. She’s a conservation biologist and works on resolving human-wildlife conflict on human-dominated landscapes. Amy is a Kaplan Senior Research Fellow in Wild Cat Conservation under Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit. She is also the … Continue reading Episode 97: Human-Wildlife Conflict with Amy Dickman
https://open.spotify.com/episode/11cxYqpwAzMUVUMN4pH9qx?si=E6mdjpSAQVmsLqZ_lQSywA&dl_branch=1 Białowieża Forest is well known among environmentalists and wildlife enthusiasts around Europe and the world. It is the largest remaining part of the primaeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. This region, spanning Poland and Belarus, steaming with biodiversity, is designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. https://youtu.be/CEthGxAs9QE But the situation … Continue reading Episode 95: Białowieża Forest with Marta Klimkiewicz
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6rQoWCmHVKRwtpUPTsDta4?si=tnAGnLK5RPCu6Eb2C3rtsA&dl_branch=1 The Amazon rainforest is the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest in the world. It represents over half of the remaining rainforests. It is home to countless species of insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Not to mention the fish. Unfortunately, as we all can read and hear in the news, it is subject … Continue reading Episode 93: The Amazon Rainforest with Alex Lees
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KCZ7BclxG4NjcXbw9J5id?si=EcD570X0Q860K2w36B5aeg&dl_branch=1 In recent episodes, I have presented a whole host of views and opinions regarding rewilding, land management, and the need to change the way we coexist with nature. In this episode, we continue on that path, but with a guest, Dr Cathy Mayne, who has a particularly interesting perspective. That perspective might not be … Continue reading Episode 92: Upland Ecology with Cathy Mayne
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