Calls for urgent action over deer control
Dec 03, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1494
Episode description
There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer population
In a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winning
Guests:
- Richard Dawkins - Federated Farmers meat and wool chair
- Jill Herron - Newsroom journalist
- John Bissell - hunter and conservationist
Learn More:
- RNZ's podcast Deer Wars
- More on Herd of Special Interest
- Details of talks on special interest wapiti herd revealed
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