“Avian Escapees and Budgie Snugglers”
When is it defensible to keep birds in confinement, and what do we owe those who escape?
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Interview with Thom van Dooren, author of The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, former RCC visiting scholar Thom van Dooren interviewed on his recent book, The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds.
Fidelia Bridges: Nature into Art
Book excerpt from Fidelia Bridges by Katherine Manthorne.
The Backyard Chook: Australia’s Enduring Nest Egg
Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 11
Sight and Sound: Beyond the Huia Extinction Story
Arcadia, Spring 2023, no. 2
“Encountering Ghost Species”
On Lord Howe Island, writer Cameron Muir has a run-in with a nearly extinct species: the woodhen. In the 1970s, scientists counted just 15 birds. Now the number is around 300, yet he calls this an encounter with a ghost species and contemplates how the fate of the lone bird he meets overlaps with the fate of humans.
A Blue-Green Oasis in the Heart of the Kazakh Steppe: The Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
Arcadia, Spring 2022, no. 2
“Alec Chisholm and the Extinction of the Paradise Parrot”
McGregor, Russell. “Alec Chisholm and the Extinction of the Paradise Parrot.” Historical Records of Australian Science 32 (2021): 156–167.
Interview with Timothy Beatley, author of The Bird-Friendly City: Creating Safe Urban Habitats
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Timothy Beatley is interviewed on his book, The Bird-Friendly City: Creating Safe Urban Habitats.
Sandpipers and the Art of Letting Go: Narratives of Conservation in the Wadden Sea
Arcadia, Spring 2021, no. 9