Public/Media

Media pieces for which I was interviewed:

Australian Broadcasting Company radio interview "Should we eliminate a species of mosquito to eradicate malaria?" June 2025

MSN "Should we erase dangerous species? Study explores ethics of engineered extinction" June 2025

CNN "Scientists say they are close to reviving an extinct species: Is de-extinction upon us?" January 2025

Yale e360 "Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever".  Christopher Preston, January 2025

Hakai Magazine “Giving Bambi the Boot” February 2023 https://hakaimagazine.com/features/giving-bambi-the-boot/

Christian Science Monitor “Feeding starving manatees”. Feb 16 2022 https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2022/0224/Saving-starving-manatees-Can-Florida-solve-a-man-made-crisis

Vox, April 2021 “The wild frontier of animal welfare”. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22325435/animal-welfare-wild-animals-movement

Vice, March 17 2021, “Oh Good, You-Tubers are feeding live animals to their exotic pets”.https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdnz7/exotic-pets-youtube-live-animal-feedings?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

National Geographic, January 16 2020. “These rare zebras are dependent on humans, for now”.https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/grevys-zebras-face-drought-hay-deliveries

The Scientist 27 August 2018. “Culling wildlife for the sake of research”https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/culling-wildlife-for-the-sake-of-research-64709

Short pieces for a public readership:

A short piece on rewilding and animal ethics from 2024: Clare Palmer, Christian Gamborg and Peter Sandøe. “Horses for courses? How rewilding might challenge the way we care for animals.” This piece was written for Turn 4, the Oxford Public Philosophy Journal   https://www.oxfordpublicphilosophy.com/environment/hs 

On pandemic restrictions, written in 2020: Clare Palmer and Bob Fischer. The Scientific Inquirer. “Personal Liberty vs. Public Good during a Pandemic”. https://scientificinquirer.com/2020/06/11/the-big-question-with-clare-palmer-and-bob-fischer-personal-liberty-vs-public-good-during-a-pandemic/ 

On zoos, written in 2016: Clare Palmer and Peter Sandøe. “How can zoos promote care and conservation simultaneously?” Center for Humans and Nature. June 2016. http://www.humansandnature.org/how-can-zoos-and-aquariums-foster-cultures-of-care-and-conservation

A few blog contributions:

Clare Palmer. Relational Thinking: The People and Nature Blog 9th February 2020 “Can animals – like elephants – be refugees?” https://relationalthinkingblog.com/2020/02/10/can-wild-animals-like-elephants-be-refugees/

 Clare Palmer. British Ecological Society Policy Blog, 16 November 2018. “A Smarter Approach to Intelligent Animals.” https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/smarter-approach-intelligent-animals/

Clare Palmer. Relational Thinking: The People and Nature Blog. 6th November 2018  “Is there a nature to speak of? The Guelph Conference in Environmental Philosophy” https://relationalthinkingblog.com/2018/11/07/the-guelph-conference-in-environmental-philosophy-13-14-october/