Cull of the Wild
Killing in the Name of Conservation
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Wildlife
- Date of Publication 22 May 2025
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781399403702
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages pages
- Size 198x129 mm
- Language English 700
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Long description:
LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION
'Honest and intelligent.' Chris Packham
'Expertly researched, engaging and even-handed.' BBC Wildlife
Investigating the ethical and practical challenges of one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species.
Globally, invasive species threaten biodiversity on par with habitat loss, climate change and pollution. Tackling this isn't easy - no one knows that better than Hugh Warwick. As a conservationist, he loathes the idea of killing, harming or even eating animals. As an ecologist, he is acutely aware of the need, at times, to kill invasive species whose presence harms the wider environment.
How do we protect endangered native species? Which species do we prioritise? And how do we reckon with the ethics of killing anything in the name of conservation? Taking a balanced approach to this emotive subject, Hugh talks to experts on all sides of the debate as he explores the complex history of species control and the impact of the global movement of species.
In his signature humorous style, he explains the scientific theory and outlines the issues conservationists face to control non-native animals and protect native species, including grey and red squirrels on Anglesey, ravens and tortoises in the Mojave Desert and cane toads in Australia as well as unique case studies like Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos and the Burmese python pet trade.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Hedgehogs
Aside: Cane toads
Chapter 2: Residents
Aside: Capercaillie and the pine marten
Chapter 3: Squirrels
Aside: Deer
Chapter 4: Lundy
Aside: Dormice
Chapter 5: Scilly
Aside: Galapagos
Chapter 6: Orkney
Aside: Raccoons
Chapter 7: Minkicide
Aside: Pythons
Chapter 8: Keepers
Aside: Cocaine hippos
Chapter 9: New Zealand
Aside: Scottish wildcat
Chapter 10: Compassionate conservation
Aside: Fortress conservation
Chapter 11: Ethically consistent conservation - a manifesto
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Index
