2015.05.19 Feathered Ghosts: The Fish-Eating Owls of Northeast Asia by Dr Jonathan Slaght
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Café Scientifique with Dr. Jonathan Slaght, "Feathered Ghosts: The Fish-Eating Owls of Northeast Asia." Recorded at the Bryant Lake Bowl on 05-19-15. "'Feathered Ghosts: The Fish-Eating Owls of Northeast Asia,' with Dr. Jonathan Slaght, who works for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Russia Program. Dr. Slaght describes his research into the secret lives of endangered Blakiston’s fish owls – massive, shy creatures that prey mostly on salmon – and explains how the divergent economies of Russia and Japan (where these birds are found) have influenced their conservation."
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