E33 – Chris Parish — Raptors, Condors, Lead-Free Revolutions & The Future of Conservation 🦅🌍 скачать в хорошем качестве

E33 – Chris Parish — Raptors, Condors, Lead-Free Revolutions & The Future of Conservation 🦅🌍

Join us for an unforgettable conversation with Chris Parish, President & CEO of The Peregrine Fund, as we explore the world of raptors, conservation science, and the delicate, deeply human work of changing traditions — from hunters to international communities. Chris’s journey took him from a childhood in California’s San Joaquin Valley to NFL Europe, to trapping prairie dogs, to leading the California Condor Recovery Program, and ultimately guiding one of the world’s most respected raptor organizations. In this episode, we dig into: 🦅 The brink and rebound of the California Condor — and how lead poisoning became the central challenge, discovered through groundbreaking fragmentation research. 🎯 How hunters, biologists, and new evidence created the most successful voluntary non-lead hunting program in the U.S. 🌍 The global scavenger crisis — from diclofenac wiping out India’s vultures to retaliatory poisoning in Kenya and how electrified bomas and community partnerships are saving wildlife and protecting livestock. 🌾 Opalmatto Falcons and collapsing grasslands — why brush encroachment, drought, and owl predation reshaped the Falcon’s entire range, and how ranchers are restoring ecosystems. 🔥 Why science alone isn’t conservation — and why lasting change requires trust, empathy, patience, and partnership. 🦉 Are vultures really “raptors”? Scott and Chris break down taxonomy, culture, cave paintings, military symbols, and why humans have always been drawn to birds of prey. From Arizona to Africa, India to the San Joaquin Valley, this episode uproots assumptions, taps into deep ecological connections, and reminds us what conservation at its best really looks like. 📚 Chris’s Book Recommendation: My Side of the Mountain — Jean Craighead George 👇 Bonus content & updates: https://naturallyscott.kit.com/5fd12c...