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213: Ferret Eradication from Rathlin Island with David Tosh

Dramatic coastal cliffs with columnar basalt formations stretching along a rugged Irish coastline, where steep grass-covered slopes meet dark volcanic rock faces plunging into turquoise Atlantic waters with white wave breaks, under partly cloudy skies with rolling moorland plateaus in the background.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7M4KsOTy6OZpPfYYVqbL0z?si=5cb93c306a9f4ae0 What are the ethical considerations when eradicating invasive species from an island? How do you develop wireless technology to monitor hundreds of traps across difficult terrain? Why do conservation projects like this cost so much more than people expect? These are some of the questions we explore in our conversation about the LIFE Raft … Continue reading 213: Ferret Eradication from Rathlin Island with David Tosh →