We’re going round in circles on the issue of pest control.
We haven’t even had a proper conversation about how we define pests, why we should eradicate them, and what the ethics are of such a mammoth undertaking. The unveiling of the Predator Free 2050 strategy drew lots of praise, but first we need to develop some consensus on what it is we’re trying to achieve and why. In order to do this, we need have an accurate understanding of what the issues are and how we can approach them.
Egmont National Park by DoC, via Flickr (CC-BY-2.0)
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