Killing for conservation is a complicated, ugly, profoundly important issue—and IMHO most journalism about it fails to ask hard questions or engage with empathy and moral regard for individual animals. @hedgehoghugh.bsky.socialnautil.us/there-will-b...
Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation.
It's pretty clear that the most invasive and destructive species of all is Homo sapiens. Yet talking about our own numbers, even when stressing that any measure we'd contemplate would be solely about social justice (mostly enabling education and choice for women), remains largely taboo...
Interesting conundrum. I've currently got a grey squirrel trap in my garden to try and prevent them having contact with the reds at a nearby park. As a vegetarian, it seems hypocritical, but the reds have dwindled so much in this area.