# Cull of the Wild — Hugh Warwick on the Ethics of Killing for Conservation

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Podcast: [The Nature Recovery Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nature-recovery-podcast-6206158)
Published: 2025-11-12T07:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail How should we think about killing, introductions and “invasives” in a world we’ve already changed? In this episode we talk to Hugh Warwick — ecologist, writer and hedgehog champion — about his award-winning book Cull of the Wild and the uncomfortable question at its heart: can killing ever be conservation? From hedgehogs on the Hebrides to rats on South Georgia, Hugh explores what happens when good intentions meet ecological complexity. We discuss the power of names, the mora...

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