When South Dublin County Council said the silt they dumped on what was then a thriving wetlands they pretty much said they did it because that's what they'd always done. But our guest in the tortoise shack, Science officer for the Herpetological Society of Ireland, zoology research associate with TCD and host of The Critter Shed Pod, Collie Ennis says that type of thinking must end.

He talks us through the issues, what learnings there are for local government, national government and us as individuals. Collie explains how biodiversity must become more than just a buzz word. We also talk a bit about the wolves...

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