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The ecological impacts of game shooting – Professor Dave Goulson
Professor Dave Goulson is a leading UK conservationist, known especially for his work on bee behaviour, ecology and conservation, but also a lot more.
He’s also a celebrated author, and his most recent book, _Eat the Planet Well_ , (Penguin Books, 2026) has been shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing.
This book explores ‘how modern food production harms both human health and the environment’. He had originally included a chapter on game shooting and hunting, but his editors decided not to include it. His publisher apparently thought it was ‘a bit peripheral to the main message’ and Dave suspects the publisher also thought ‘it was a bit controversial and might upset some people’.
Rather than letting the chapter go to waste, Dave has uploaded a YouTube video where he sits and reads the unpublished chapter from his laptop.
As you’d expect of someone with such impeccable credentials, it’s very good. But what’s probably the most powerful is his measured, quiet delivery.
Well worth a watch if you’ve got a spare 22 minutes.
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