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An Optometrist’s Journey into Raptor Conservation with Jennifer Redmond


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Jennifer Redmond is a 2022 graduate of Project Dragonfly’s Advanced Inquiry Program with the Denver Zoo. Jennifer works as an optometrist for her day job, but on weekends she serves as a raptor ecologist with the Raptor Education Foundation in Brighton, Colorado. In this episode, Jennifer discusses her conservation experience with kestrels, a species for which she has set up dozens of nesting boxes, monitored them for birds and chicks, and banded individuals to track geographically and over time. Jennifer is excited about getting kids to interact with nature, and she is an exceptional model of pursuing and sharing one's passion for conservation biology.

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