Hugh Warwick's book Cull of the Wild argues that at times we need to kill invasive species and offers a thoughtful discussion about the dark side of conservation.
It will force everyone to reconsider how they feel about this controversial approach to conservation.Numerous people around the world are interested in the best ways to conserve nonhuman animals in an era in which humans wantonly trespass into their lives and their homes and harm them, he takes"a balanced and open approach to this emotive subject and speaks to experts on all sides of the debate .
At the same time, I met a conservationist from New Zealand. The decision to kill hedgehogs was made there for the same reasons—they were exported in the 1860s. Initially, I argued that this was not necessary but after analyzing the data, it was clear that there were no alternatives.This left me feeling challenged. My heart was utterly opposed to killing but my head could see why it was necessary.
However, what I learned from Wayne Linklater was very important. His work in New Zealand and his critique of the Predator Free program made me think about the shift in thinking we need to take. Most simply, New Zealand is uniquely vulnerable to invasive non-native species. This may be because of its evolutionary isolation, but it is also because it is degraded by extractive industries.
MB: Are you hopeful that as people learn more about the dark side of conservation, they will be concerned about killing for conservation?s. He was one of the leading government vets in the UK and kindly let me sit and bombard him with questions. He made such mind-shifting important points for me and a lot of that was around the capacity of animals to suffer.
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