Robert Francis: What birds teach us about American history

Robert Francis: What birds teach us about American history

I’ve been thinking about the future of conservation. To chart a path forward, it helps to know from where we came. While researching, I keep returning to the writing of Robert Francis [https://substack.com/profile/159921744-robert-francis]. On his blog, Bird History [https://birdhistory.substack.com/], and in a forthcoming book Republic of Feathers: A Bird’s Eye View of America [https://birdhistory.substack.com/p/republic-of-feathers], Robert recounts conservation history, and American history more broadly, through delightful stories of our ever-evolving relationship with birds. In this conversation, Robert shares the origins of bird names before we move into why birds offer such a rich lens on American history and what our changing relationship with them can tell us about conservation and progress.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.grantmulligan.com [https://www.grantmulligan.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]