This week’s episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast is all about #Pride. Join Matt, Jon, and CJ as they discuss queer ecology and how people of the LGBTQIA+ community fit into the field of conservation! CJ tells us about the Rainbow Lorikeet as our Creature Feature featured creature and a specific pair of them at Denver Zoo! In addition, Matt tells us about a text chain for identifying snakes and Jon describes ‘a bit of a doozy’ with a situation at Yosemite National Park. If you have any questions about this episode make sure to reach out to us through our website! As always, visit our website for more information, and thank you for listening!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:05 - Wellness Check

04:27 - Creature Feature

08:11 - Current Events

21:38 - Queer Ecology

47:39 - Outro

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During this episode of the Birdy Bunch Podcast, Matt, CJ, and Jon have their very first guest on: Claire Samojedny! Claire is a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign studying environmental engineering, and has a lot of awesome experience in regards to environmentalism in engineering. This week, she teaches the Bunch about the act of giving natural bodies and ecosystems legal personhood for protections! In addition, CJ tells us about a swimming eagle, Jon teaches us about a newly extinct species, and Matt features the creature known as the binturong. Make sure to stay tuned for more weekly episodes!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

03:07 - Wellness Check

03:42 - Creature Feature

09:12 - Current Events

16:47 - The Legal Rights of Nature

42:26 - Outro

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On this episode of the Birdy Bunch Podcast, CJ, Matt, and Jon discuss invasive species, as well as share some interesting stories about a couple of really important ones! In addition, CJ features the creature known as the Guam rail, Jon teaches us about the role of jaguars in the illegal wildlife trade, and Matt gives everybody an update on some particularly important conservation legislation. As always, visit our website for more information, and thank you for listening!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:24 - Wellness Check

02:19 - Creature Feature

06:36 - Current Events

19:58 - What is an Invasive Species?

21:52 - Invasive Species Stories

46:27 - Outro

In this week’s episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast, we take a deep dive into the Endangered Species Act and other exciting topics. From volcanic hotspots in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to the significance of black figures in the conservation community. Even though #BlackBirdersWeek has ended, we encourage all of our listeners to continue to support people of color in the conservation and STEM fields. Follow along with #BlackAFinstem on social media and continue supporting your communities! This week, our main topic of discussion is breaking down one of the most important environmental laws in history- the Endangered Species Act. Join us in exploring the purpose, structure, and methods of this act and its impacts on wildlife and nature! As always, all of our resources used for this episode are listed below. Stay educated, stay passionate, and stay involved!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - Wellbeing Check

01:38 - Creature Feature

03:41 - Current Events

15:08 - The Endangered Species Act

39:29 - Outro

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This week on the Birdy Bunch Podcast, we hit upon everything from wolverines on the beach to the injustices minorities face in the conservation community. There is a whole slew of great information out there that you can look up in order to learn about all of our topics from this week, like John James Audubon and the National Audubon Society; just a few of our favorites can be found through the hyperlinks down below. In addition, we ask anybody willing to please participate in #blackbirdersweek-let’s open up and address the issues that black birders and people face every day, as well as reinforce the fact that ALL are welcome in this community, and should be welcome in every community. You can find out more about the first-ever #blackbirdersweek on our Instagram @thebirdybunchpodcast. With solidarity we can all promote and bring change to the world; here at the Birdy Bunch Podcast, we’re passionate about bringing conservation and science to everybody.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

0:38 - Featured Species

5:09 - Current Events

12:23 - John James Audubon & the National Audubon Society

27:17 - Outro

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www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com 

*Note: Timestamps may vary given changes to the episode.

Meet the members of the Birdy Bunch-CJ, Jon, and Matt-for a special sneak preview of the Birdy Bunch Podcast! Be sure to follow us on our Instagram @thebirdybunchpodcast to keep updated on everything we're doing. 

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