217: Canopy of Titans – Greenwashing and the Great North American Temperate Rainforest with Paul Koberstein
What if the world’s most powerful climate solution is being logged away while politicians and industry groups feed us misinformation? How can an ecosystem store…
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216: EU Wolves and the Conservation Success Conundrum with Hanna Pettersson
Can we find a middle ground between those who see the EU’s wolf downlisting as a catastrophe and those who celebrate it as good news?…
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215: Just Earth with Tony Juniper
Why are we failing to make progress on climate change and biodiversity loss despite fifty years of environmental campaigning? What changed in recent years that…
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214: Bringing Back the Wild with Mike Arnold – A Hunter’s View of Global Conservation
Can hunting truly support conservation? Does fortress conservation offer a sustainable solution for protecting wildlife in the long term? And how do we balance the…
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213: Ferret Eradication from Rathlin Island with David Tosh
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…
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212: Snow Leopard Trail with Jonny Hanson
Can communities in Ireland and Britain learn to share landscapes with apex predators again after centuries of their absence? What does coexistence actually look like…
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211: When Reintroductions Cause De-wilding with Alex Lees
Can species reintroductions harm biodiversity rather than help it? Why might bringing back wolves or lynx create more problems than solutions? Are we using reintroductions…
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210: The Culling Conundrum with Ryan Davy
Why are elephants dying slow deaths from starvation in African parks? Can contraceptives really solve wildlife overpopulation in fenced reserves? What happens when international animal…
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209: Beavers vs Salmon – Balance the Scales with Rob Needham
Can beavers save Britain’s dying rivers? Are these ecosystem engineers the key to reversing the catastrophic decline of Atlantic salmon, or do their dams create…
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208: Encounters with Corvids – Fionn Ó Marcaigh
Are corvids overabundant pests or are they simply survivors in landscapes we’ve shaped? Why do these birds seem to look at us as intently as…
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207: Land Access and Irish Trails with John Smyth
Why are no trespassing signs appearing on Irish mountains that hikers have accessed for decades? Can walkers really sue farmers when they injure themselves on…
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206: The Real Yellowstone
Why is the farming community so opposed to the American Prairie Foundation’s rewilding vision? Can ranchers and conservationists find common ground when grizzly bears are…
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205: The Rewildlife with Jack Morley
Why are people so opposed to the term “rewilding” when it can inspire action for nature restoration? How can we communicate conservation issues without alienating…
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204: The Elephant Translocation Disaster with Jens Ulrik Høgh
How does a wealthy animal welfare organisation, funded by well-meaning donors from Europe and North America, end up relocating hundreds of elephants to an area…
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203: TB in Deer: An Irish Hunter’s Guide to the Uncomfortable Reality
Is TB in deer a growing concern for Irish hunters? What happens when you shoot a deer infected with TB, and what are the realities…
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202: Uncommon Ground with Patrick Galbraith
Are we being locked out of the countryside, or is the narrative around land access more complex than it seems? How can we navigate the…
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201: Rewild Your Land with Pádraic Fogarty
What does it mean to ‘rewild’ a landscape in Ireland, one of Europe’s most nature-poor countries? Can rewilding coexist with traditional farming practices, or must…
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200: Deer Management in Ireland with Ashley Glover
Is Ireland ready to tackle its growing deer management challenges? How will the new national deer management programme impact hunters, landowners, and conservation efforts? What…
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199: Circumnavigating the Globe for Science with Bert terHart
Can one person sailing solo around the world contribute to scientific knowledge? What happens when you encounter illegal fishing vessels in the middle of the…
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198: Living with Wolves – The Complete Guide to Coexistence
I feel like this episode is the ultimate guide to understanding coexistence with wolves. Once again I talk with ecological anthropologist Thorsten Gieser, this time…
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