Should we kill animals for conservation?

'Killing animals' and 'conservation' sound mutually exclusive, but when it comes to managing populations that are having a negative environmental impact, is culling the answer? If so, how do people feel about it? We chat to Jessica Frater from the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford about Scotland's deer cull, exploring why human perceptions are often at the heart of conservation challenges, and how gaining deeper insight to these perspectives can support more conservation efforts.

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Should we kill animals for conservation? is an episode from Oxford Sparks Big Questions by Fiona Jones.

This episode is 12:39 long.

This episode was published on May 6, 2026.

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