The Carolina Parakeet (w/ Michelle Nijhuis)

The Carolina Parakeet was on the brink of extinction when the father of ornithology went hunting for them in Florida.

 

This week, we chat with Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts, about conservation through history, the complexity of those leading the cause, and how we carry the ideas from the past into our future.

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