Charlotte McConaghy
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25 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2021
last heard Aug 2021
Charlotte McConaghy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Wolves are apex predators, which means that they're a keystone species that have a trickle-down effect on every element of their environment.
And so by hunting overpopulated herbivores, they allow plants and vegetation to grow and
They encourage the return of all kinds of animals and insects into an environment.
They have an effect on water tables.
So this is why we say that wolves can change the course of a river or grow a forest.
And so I kind of knew that I needed to write a story about them.
They're also a creature that's hugely polarising for humans.
So they kind of inspire fear and hatred on one side or immense love on the other.
And I think that sort of passionate dichotomy is really fascinating.
Plus, you know, they have incredibly varied and distinct personalities.
They've got behaviour that is very mysterious and surprising and almost human.
So, yeah, I just find them fascinating.
And, you know, as I learned all of this, I didn't know how I could not write about them.
She spends most of her life with a kind of staggering courage to be able to see this, what is kind of an affliction as a kind of gift.
You know, she looks at it as a young woman,
as a way to connect with people and with kind of all the delights of sensation around her.
So she's very open to other people's experiences.
She's very in tune with other living creatures because it's not just people, it's also animals that she kind of gets this connection with.
You know, of course there is, I think there comes a bit of a reckoning for her, which is when she's finally kind of not able to ignore the harm that this condition or
So there's a trauma that she and her sister both suffer.
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