150: Predator Control with Barry McMahon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ApGXbhv1xbswylSEU0AIE?si=10ede550079248ff The topic of lethal predator control has proven to be highly contentious. On one end of the spectrum, there are people who are inherently opposed to killing animals no matter the circumstances. On the other end are people who are eager to get on with reducing numbers, too eager perhaps. However, there are many … Continue reading 150: Predator Control with Barry McMahon

129: In Search of One Last Song with Patrick Galbraith

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5k4M40fKoa0uJl6lAMHa0W?si=i1ysVGMURkukBt8NG1xaUA Anyone who has any level of interest in wildlife is aware of the massive biodiversity crisis we are facing right now. Sometimes it is called a sixth mass extinction. Its symptoms can be seen not only in world-famous ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef or the Amazon rainforest but also in our woods and … Continue reading 129: In Search of One Last Song with Patrick Galbraith

Episode 47: The Killing of Hen Harriers on Grouse Moors

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bn9fEC64Gh52mrcNEgNgG?si=rhzzBX9uQWW7GqC2EDIlrQ&dl_branch=1 Hen harriers are ground-nesting birds of prey whose UK population is in critical condition. Unfortunately, time after time we hear that a hen harrier has been killed illegally on grouse moors, a heavily-managed grouse habitat used for driven grouse shooting. In this episode, I discuss this hot issue with a field sports journalist Matt … Continue reading Episode 47: The Killing of Hen Harriers on Grouse Moors