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Winterwatch star Chris Packham: Why death threats and an arson attack will not silence him


Our profile on the naturalist and presenter Chris Packham, exploring his career, personal life and views, plus the harassment he's received.

(2016), Me and My Dog: The Ultimate Contest (2017), Curious Creatures (2017), Blue Planet Live (2019), Horizon – Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting (2020), Animal Einsteins (2021) and Earth (2023). The Winterwatch 2024 team, also including Iolo Williams, Michaela Strachan and Gillian Burke (Credit: BBC/Jo Charlesworth) As a public figure with strong views, Chris is no stranger to harassment. If you think that by burning down those gates I’m suddenly going to become a supporter of unsustainable or illegal shooting, the unwarranted savagery brought upon foxes in our countryside when they are torn to pieces by dogs, then you’re wrong.

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