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Tamerra Jones: Birding baddies tap in!
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Deja Perkins: A brand new season of BirdNote’s Bring Birds Back… is here! I’m your host, Dr. Deja Perkins and starting Wednesday, October 14th– Season 9 of Bring Birds Back, begins. We’re talking to birders, researchers and conservation leaders about small ideas that landed a big breakthrough.
From a new approach to conversation abroad….
Catalina Casas:
In Colombia now we have a policy that, uh, promote and regulate bird-based tourism.
Deja Perkins: To groundbreaking research that benefits farmers and conservationists alike–
Mike McGraw:
Oh my goodness, not only are they not in decline, this could be a part of the solution to bring these birds back.
Deja Perkins: Each story is full of mystery…
Isaiah Scott:
They told me that Bo had a bullet in his left wing. This was basically a crime.
Deja Perkins: History...
Em De Blas:
Why is a tiny little hummingbird associated with war? With battles? With- with fighting?
Deja Perkins: Adventure…
Tamerra Jones:
I'm, like, leaning over the railing, completely scraped, there's blood, like, gushing down my knee [5s]
Deja Perkins: And discovery…
Mike McGraw:
She was crushed that there was no grassland birds on her land. She's like, "What?" Like, “How do I do better?”
Deja Perkins: And, of course, stories where time is of the essence…
Aurelio Ramos:
You know, if that little valley is gone, there are species that are gonna be gone.
Deja Perkins: Where advocacy matters:
Isaiah Scott:
The company that runs ChatGPT, just proposed what's going to be the largest data center in the US here in Effingham County.
Deja Perkins: And people are making a difference for birds.
John Mittermeier:
If we can't find a bird, it's really hard to develop any conservation action for it or to know what's happening with it.
Deja Perkins: Join us every Wednesday for a brand spanking new episode of Bring Birds Back, Season 9, starting October 21st! BirdNote’s Bring Birds Back is always available in your favorite podcast app. Follow us there now – and at @BringBirdsBack on Instagram! That’s Bring Birds Back, from BirdNote!
Post-Script
Tamerra Jones:
I was so excited and locked in and I'm like, "Oh, well, that's it. I got the bug. I'm a birder now. This is it."
Deja Perkins
Host Narrator
Jazzi Johnson
Managing Producer
Sam Johnson
Producer
Josh Fisher
Producer
Conor Gearin
Fact Checker
Mark Bramhill
Senior Producer
