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Predator watch

With the season almost over, my thoughts are already turning to the spring predation-control programme.

Running a lowland wild game shoot means that protecting my nesting pheasants and partridges from predation is crucial to success. But before we set off all guns blazing, it’s good to reflect on predator-prey relationships and how they work.

In an ever more critical conservation world, being sure that your programme is both well targeted and sustainable is essential to being able to argue your case.

“The important thing is not the tally of predators killed but the impact on the levels

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