{"id":2107,"date":"2026-11-05T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veterinaryramblings.com\/?post_type=episode&#038;p=2107"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:41:54","slug":"wolves-eagles-beavers-why-rewilding-divides-with-guest-peter-cairns","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/veterinaryramblings.com\/en_gb\/episode\/wolves-eagles-beavers-why-rewilding-divides-with-guest-peter-cairns\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves, Eagles &amp; Beavers: Why Rewilding Divides Britain With Guest Peter Cairns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rewilding has mostly cracked the technical side. We know how to bring back species, restore forests and re-wet peat bogs. The hard part now is people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of Veterinary Ramblings, Julian and Mike talk to wildlife photographer, storyteller and podcaster Peter Cairns. Peter went from playing bass guitar to running a haulage business, then walked away from it all to spend 30 years rewilding a small farm in the Cairngorms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They talk about why some species are welcomed and others are seen as intruders: golden eagles vs white-tailed eagles, robins vs sparrowhawks, and the 17 million dogs on our sofas vs the wolf. They also cover a rancher in Montana, social media tribes, aurochs and lynx, the guga hunt, and whether birds really are dinosaurs. 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