{"podcast":{"title":"At the Edge","slug":"at-the-edge-7666133","podcast_index_feed_id":7666133,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/at-the-edge/","website_url":"https://www.attheedge.org.uk/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6c41b9a2-b96a-4251-861e-519831aff080/AtE-PodcastCover3000x3000px2.png","author":"Peter Cairns","episode_count":8,"summary":"Across the UK, sea eagles, beavers, wildcats and wild boar are all staging a comeback. Calls for the return of lynx grow louder each year. But as wildlife rebounds, it’s confronted by a society that has long forgotten how to live alongside wild nature – and isn’t sure it wants to try. Join Peter Cairns, host of At the Edge, as he explores the fault lines that divide opinion over nature’s place in our future.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T16:20:16.965957+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-edge-7666133"},"episode":{"title":"DEER: In the crosshairs","slug":"deer-in-the-crosshairs","published_at":"2026-06-18T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-edge-7666133/deer-in-the-crosshairs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-edge-7666133","url":"https://attheedge.org.uk/podcasts/deer-in-the-crosshairs","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7a061d9a-ebb6-41fb-a3c1-f39d341f0b36.mp3","summary":"At first glance, Scotland’s ‘deer problem’ appears to be an ecological issue: too many hungry mouths putting pressure on already depleted woodlands and peatlands. Beneath the surface, however, debates over deer numbers, deer impacts and deer economics, reflect a much deeper ideological divide about what the Scottish uplands are for, and who gets to shape their future. The deer problem, in other words, is really a people problem. Additional info At the Edge is an independent media and communications platform exploring how people and wildlife can thrive together. Follow us on Instagram , or join me, Peter Cairns, on LinkedIn and Bluesky . And if you like what we do, please consider Buying Me A Coffee to support the production of future podcasts and other content. This episode of At The Edge is produced in partnership with Adventurous Audio and is kindly supported by Ballintean Mountain Lodge. Useful links Meet the contributors from this episode on LinkedIn: Thomas MacDonnel , Donald Rowantree , Callum Leavey-Wilson , Sam Tedcastle , Nicola Williamson . Read Views from the Hill by Callum Leavey-Wilson Learn more about the work of The Common Ground Forum Learn more about the Affric Highlands red deer tracking project Learn more about the Centre for Good Relations Learn more about The Fiadh Project Read Peter Cairns' illustrated feature: \"Monarch or Menace?\"","meta_description":"At first glance, Scotland’s ‘deer problem’ appears to be an ecological issue: too many hungry mouths putting pressure on already depleted woodlands and pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2317,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/at-the-edge-7666133/episodes/deer-in-the-crosshairs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-edge-7666133/deer-in-the-crosshairs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}