Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation
Get ready to kick off the 2024-25 OxMG Winter Seminar Series with our October talk!

Speaker: Hugh Warwick – author and ecologist with a particular passion for hedgehogs.
While Hugh has written three books about hedgehogs, is the spokesperson for the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and also helps run the Hedgehog Street campaign, he stresses that there is more to his life than these prickly mammals.

Title: Cull of the Wild – Killing in the Name of Conservation
Hugh’s latest book, Cull of the Wild, is a deep dive into some of the most contentious issues confronted by ecologists. Should we kill one species to save another? Depending on your audience, the answer is very simple and straightforward, but also often contradictory. This talk will explore some of the philosophical as well as ecological considerations at play. Sorry if this is a spoiler, there are no easy answers. But, there are ways we can do this an awful lot better!
Date: 14 October 2024, 19:00 (Monday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture room upstairs
Speaker: Hugh Warwick
Organising department: University Museum of Natural History
Organiser: Dr Joanna Bagniewska (Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford / Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Brunel University)
Organiser contact email address: joanna.bagniewska@conted.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Oxfordshire Mammal Group Winter Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: Free for Oxfordshire Mammal Group members, 3GBP for non-members.
Audience: Public
Editor: Joanna Bagniewska