with Hugh Falkus

Few animals die of old age. Most are killed by other animals - professional hunters whose natural way of life is dealing death on a grand scale.
Tiny shrews, packs of wild dogs, our own domestic cats - all these have reached the top of their trade, and have developed their tools and techniques for killing. Yet animals such as lions and wolves are gangsters only in our eyes. And it is their highly skilled and selective killing which has actually helped to generate the richness of wildlife.
Nevertheless, there are problems in being one of nature's hitmen... and how do we fit into the Killing Trade?

BBC Bristol