183: Are European Pond Turtles Native to the UK? | Celtic Rewilding - AAH

Harvey Tweats and Tom Whitehurst are the founders of Celtic Rewilding (formally known as Celtic Reptile & Amphibian). In this episode, we are joined by Harvey to discuss the prospect of rewilding in the English landscape with a focus on their current project aimed at reintroducing the European Pond Turtle to the wild after being locally extinct over 2000 years ago. Harvey walks us through thousands of years of ecological change and extinction, the ethics of rewilding, creating a world where both humans and nature thrive, and much more! SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/183-celtic-rewilding/ We Discuss: 0:00 Coming Up 2:25 Welcome Back Harvey & Celtic Rewilding 9:30 The Lost Ecosystems of Britain and the Aurochs 26:27 Is Rewilding Ethical? 38:13 Should We Eradicate Humans? 58:10 EK & CRH Ad Read 1:00:08 Evolution of Ecosystems & Beaver Reintroduction 1:03:28 Rewilding the Locally Extinct European Pond Turtle 1:18:55 Advice to Someone Wanting to Follow a Similiar Path 1:29:57 Closing Thoughts 1:34:09 Outro LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats HERE  Donate to Celtic’s Fundraiser – https://www.gofundme.com/f/returnoftheturtle https://celticra.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/c/celticreptileamphibian https://www.instagram.com/celtic_reptile_amphibian/ https://www.facebook.com/celticreptileamphibian Support, Subscribe  & Follow: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats CLICK HERE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NETWORK: SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/animalsathome Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimalsatHomeChannel Follow on Instagram: @animalsathomeca