Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation - WINNER OF THE ZSL CLARIVATE AWARD FOR COMMUNICATING ZOOLOGY

Cull of the Wild delves into the challenges conservationists face – practical and ethical – as they try to counter one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species.

Culling animals for the sake of conservation is a thorny, sometimes crucial and often controversial issue. For naturalist Hugh Warwick, it is far from a comfortable subject. He loathes the idea of killing (or even eating) animals. Yet, as an ecologist, he is acutely aware of the need, in some instances, to kill and r...