EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 23 MIN
BONUS: The Detail - Calls for urgent action over deer control
from Country Life · host RNZ
There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer population. Our friends over at The Detail took a look at the issue. In a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winningGuests:Richard Dawkins - Federated Farmers meat and wool chairJill Herron - Newsroom journalistJohn Bissell - hunter and conservationistLearn More:RNZ's podcast Deer WarsMore on Herd of Special InterestDetails of talks on special interest wapiti herd revealedFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer population. Our friends over at The Detail took a look at the issue. In a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winningGuests:Richard Dawkins - Federated Farmers meat and wool chairJill Herron - Newsroom journalistJohn Bissell - hunter and conservationistLearn More:RNZ's podcast Deer WarsMore on Herd of Special InterestDetails of talks on special interest wapiti herd revealedFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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