10-14: How to be Hawky with Janet Ng

About this episode

Dr. Janet Ng discusses the impact of industrial energy production on birds in the North American prairie ecosystems.

The wide open spaces of the North American west are frequently spotted with signs of human industrial energy production. Oil and gas wells, massive wind turbines, and the like are impossible to miss and impact, occasionally significantly, the birds that live in these vast prairie ecosystems. Dr Janet Ng studies the effects of this industrial incursion into these wild places in the southern Canadian plains, and works with various partners to keep landscapes "hawky". Also, Peter Pyle has some interesting thoughts on "electronic pishing" in the most recent issue of Birding Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! This episode is brought to you by Birding Louisiana .

People in this episode

Host: American Birding Association

Guest: Janet Ng

Topics covered

• bird conservation
• industrial impact
• prairie ecosystems
• Hawky landscapes
• electronic pishing

Keywords

• Hawky
• bird conservation
• industrial energy
• prairie ecosystems
• electronic pishing

Sponsors

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