EP. 406: WHAT IS A SPECIES WORTH?

Gritty Podcast

Brian Call

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🗓️ 28 December 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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On today's Gritty Podcast @brian_call talks with Zion Pilgrim (@zionhuntnz) of Wilderness Quest New Zealand (@wildernessquestnz)

Subjects Discussed: The New Zealand conservation model; How did it come to be and what direction is it going in? Zion gives us an update on the Tahr cull in New Zealand; can invasive species have in a place in a conservation model?

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0:00.0	You know, that's not what who cares if they become extinct.
0:02.4	The tar?
0:03.4	Really?
0:04.4	One that actually could generate significant income and fuel an entire part of your economy.
0:08.5	Who cares if they become extinct?
0:09.7	They're not native to New Zealand, so we don't want them here.
0:12.0	You know, killing native birds and nesting birds and things like that.
0:15.2	It's like, no one cares about the frickin' possum.
0:17.6	That's not gonna be a brick money maker for you.
0:20.5	If I want to go fishing off to buy fishing license, 120 bucks a year.
0:24.2	No problem.
0:25.5	If you're going to manage for invasive species, you've got to look at your domestic as well.
0:30.6	If I want to go duck shooting, I've to buy duck shooting license, 120 bucks a year.
0:34.8	No problem.
0:35.8	But if you suggest, oh, we need a big game hunting license, you know, people kick up a massive fuss about that.
0:40.4	Well, this is my right, you know.
0:42.2	If we want to keep what we have, things have to be done differently.
0:46.2	Alright folks, welcome to the Gritty Podcast.
0:48.2	We are in the Gritty studio and I got Zion Pilgrim here all the way from Kiwi Land.
0:55.5	New Zealand.
0:56.5	New Zealand.
0:57.8	Zion, you were on the podcast probably a month or so ago.
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