This chapter explores innovative approaches to conservation, such as sharing genetic information to protect unique animals and developing new funding strategies. The importance of finding new solutions without disregarding current revenue sources is emphasized, leading into a preview of the next episode focusing on aging.
A series of super tusker elephant killings has sparked a bitter international battle over trophy hunting and its controversial, often-counterintuitive role in conservation. Biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston speaks to Amy Dickman, professor of wildlife conservation at the University of Oxford, about why this debate has become so divisive, and the complexities of allowing killing in conservation. Help support our independent journalism at
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