In the early 2000s, a television scandal rocked the golf world and the bird world alike. What came out of it?

*Post-script amendment: 29% of nearly all North American (not global) bird populations have declined since the 1970s (Rosenburg et al. 2019 downloaded at from here).

Episode written and produced by Ishana Shukla

Special thanks to Sanjana Raman, Isabel Cortez, and Kelli Haupage for providing voice-overs.

Credits:

Pied Billed Grebe calls by Dennis Davenport

Mourning dove by MyBackyardBirding

Song Used: In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg