2 Jul 2024

The ethics of teaching children about predator control in New Zealand

From Nights, 10:30 pm on 2 July 2024

Pest control can be a particularly tricky topic to tackle in a New Zealand classroom.

Dr Sally Birdsall is a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland focusing on science and sustainability education.

She speaks to Emile Donovan about her research on how children are being taught to understand pest species and their place in New Zealand.

A possum eating a Kereru egg.

Photo: Supplied / Ngā Manu Nature Images

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