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Killing the Skydancer: episode three, An Open Secret
FromScience Weekly
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this special Age of Extinction mini-series from Science Weekly, Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston explores the illegal killing of birds of prey on grouse moors, and asks why it is so difficult to solve these crimes. In the third and final episode, Phoebe finds out more about the pressures that drive people to commit raptor persecution, discovers how the police investigation into the case of Susie’s crushed chicks unfolded, and how Susie is doing now. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Can we really solve the climate crisis by planting trees? (part two): Getting trees into the ground isn’t simple. Reforestation often involves trade-offs and challenges. Phoebe Weston checks in on two projects where people are planting trees, and one where it’s not humans doing the planting at all by Science Weekly