10-15: Saving Birds to Save the Planet with Scott Weidensaul

About this episode

Scott Weidensaul discusses bird conservation efforts and his latest book on the subject.

Scott Weidensaul is the author of nearly 30 books about birds, birding, and natural history. His latest is The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet , a globe-trotting look at look at bird conservation successes from re-wilding efforts in England to vultures in Romania, to the puffins and plovers of North America. It is a soothing balm in this time of great anxiety about bird populations and a critical look at what still nees to be done. He joins host Nate Swick to talk about it all. Also, we're coming up on The Biggest Week in American Birding! Nate will be there. Will you? 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!

People in this episode

Host: Nate Swick

Guest: Scott Weidensaul

Topics covered

• bird conservation
• natural history
• birding
• environmental efforts
• Oystercatcher

Keywords

• bird conservation
• Scott Weidensaul
• Oystercatcher
• natural history
• birding
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Birding Association

Books & works: The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet

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