Should we be eating invasive species instead of beef?

Cows on the Planet

20-07-2022 • 33 mins

Join Tim and Kim and Dr. Manuel Juarez of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as they discus eating invasive species such as wild boars instead of beef and the pros and cons of helicopter gunships for wild boar hunting.

Citation

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