{"podcast":{"title":"The Nature Recovery Podcast","slug":"the-nature-recovery-podcast-6206158","podcast_index_feed_id":6206158,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2135393.rss","website_url":"https://www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/7siz4dp6foy0qp3zwrl27k72rwqv?.jpg","author":"The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery","episode_count":38,"summary":"The Nature Recovery Podcast looks at some of the major challenges we face to global biodiversity. It takes a look at the various ways we are trying to halt the decline in biodiversity and the challenges inherent in these approaches. We also talk to a number of leading figures in the field of Nature Recovery and find out more about their work.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T16:18:50.121668+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nature-recovery-podcast-6206158"},"episode":{"title":"Cull of the Wild — Hugh Warwick on the Ethics of Killing for Conservation","slug":"cull-of-the-wild-hugh-warwick-on-the-ethics-of-killing-for-conservation","published_at":"2025-11-12T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nature-recovery-podcast-6206158/cull-of-the-wild-hugh-warwick-on-the-ethics-of-killing-for-conservation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nature-recovery-podcast-6206158","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2135393/episodes/18167514-cull-of-the-wild-hugh-warwick-on-the-ethics-of-killing-for-conservation.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2135393/episodes/18167514-cull-of-the-wild-hugh-warwick-on-the-ethics-of-killing-for-conservation.mp3","summary":"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...","meta_description":"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 Warwic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2362,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nature-recovery-podcast-6206158/episodes/cull-of-the-wild-hugh-warwick-on-the-ethics-of-killing-for-conservation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nature-recovery-podcast-6206158/cull-of-the-wild-hugh-warwick-on-the-ethics-of-killing-for-conservation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}