North America's smallest falcon species, the American Kestrel is a unique and fascinating animal. It is our most colorful raptor, and also one of the few raptors that is sexually dimorphic. Kestrel populations have been on the decline for the past several decades however, and researchers have been unable to determine what is causing these declines. Now, a new collaborative research project holds the potential to finally uncover this mystery!

The Whizpops make music for kids, but they are so much more than just another kid’s band. They employ clever songwriting and highly skilled musicianship to create music that any adult can enjoy – and their last two albums have been focused strictly on wildlife. "The Condor Song" comes from their latest album, "Ranger Rick's Trail Mix, V. 2" - and we were honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with them on the production of this neat music video. The music video features footage from...

Noise pollution experts Heidi Ware and Jesse Barber discuss new research of the impacts of road noise on migrating songbird populations. This new research shows that, for many bird species, road noise can have a negative impact on their ability to forage effectively. For migrating birds, this makes it more difficult to build up the fat stores needed for long distance travel. This research has important management implications, and will shed a new light on the way land managers view the issue...

On the remote island of Aiktak in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, wildlife researcher Mikaela Howie spent four months monitoring seabird populations. Mikaela, along with one additional field biologist, lived... Read more »

Rachel Granberg is a recent masters graduate from Texas Tech University who’s research was focused on Texas horned lizard habitat loss and degradation in central Texas, where the species has experienced... Read more »

Vulture populations in East Africa are facing the threat of very serious declines. Can the African vulture crisis be averted through outreach and education programs? There is hope, and in... Read more »

As a part of her doctoral research, Corinne Kendall used GPS technology to investigate the dramatic declines seen in vulture populations in Eastern Africa. By trapping and attaching GPS units... Read more »

Over the last thirty years, vulture numbers in East Africa have been dropping rapidly largely due to poisoning. Pastoralists lace livestock carcasses with pesticides to kill lions and hyenas that have attacked domestic animals. One poisoned cow carcass can kill over 150 vultures. We are in the midst of a crisis for African vultures that will be difficult to reverse if poisoning continues.

In the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, Corinne Kendall works to learn more about some of East Africa's most threatened birds - the vultures. Vulture species are declining worldwide, with up to 99% declines in parts of central Asia. East Africa holds the world's most diverse guild of scavenging species. These African vultures play the crucially important role of removing dead animals and thus disease - acting as the "soap of the savannah".

New Roots is a unique summer camp program that connects refugee kids with conservation education in Boise, Idaho. Project co-founder Liz Urban explains what inspired her to initiate this unique program and we see first hand the benefits that these kids got out of the summer camp. We also hear about plans to expand the program moving forward to include an internship program that would provide refugee kids with real world job experiences in conservation.

Episode Summary: We have a brand new segment on today’s episode!  The Birds and the Beats will be an ongoing current events segment hosted by the newest member of the EOC... Read more » The post EOC 012: Boise, Idaho’s Unique Science Education Program with Carolyn Volk and Karen Viscupic appeared first on Wild Lens.

  Episode Summary: We have dedicated the month of January here at the Eyes on Conservation podcast to Greater Sage-grouse conservation.  We are releasing a brand new short documentary today, Greater... Read more » The post EOC 010: Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation and Research with Jen Forbey appeared first on Wild Lens.

Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast we’re talking with the Executive Director of the Intermountain Bird Observatory, Greg Kaltenecker. The Intermountain Bird Observatory was our very first partner... Read more » The post EOC 008: Bird Migration Research with Greg Kaltenecker appeared first on Wild Lens.

Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast we’re talking with the Executive Director of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Julian Fennessy. Julian has been studying wild giraffe populations in Africa... Read more » The post EOC 007: Giraffe Conservation with Julian Fennessy appeared first on Wild Lens.

Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast we talk with the principal scientist and co-founder of the Wild Nature Institute (WNI), Monica Bond. Monica, along with WNI co-founder Derek... Read more » The post EOC 006: Conservation of Giraffes and other ungulates in Tanzania with Monica Bond appeared first on Wild Lens.

Episode Summary: We’re sticking with the theme of marine mammal conservation for the month of October – today’s conversation is with Tamyra Thomas, a volunteer from the Marine Mammal Center... Read more » The post EOC 005: The Importance of Volunteer Effort in Marine Mammal Conservation appeared first on Wild Lens.

Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast we talk with Guest Experience Manager at the Marine Mammal Center (TMMC), Adam Ratner. Adam oversees all of the education and outreach... Read more » The post EOC 004: Marine Mammal Conservation with Adam Ratner appeared first on Wild Lens.

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Eyes on Conservation podcast we’re talking with Lauren Meads. Lauren works with the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of British Columbia (BOCSBC) where she... Read more » The post EOC 003: The Reintroduction of Burrowing Owls to British Columbia with Lauren Meads appeared first on Wild Lens.

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Eyes on Conservation Podcast we talked with the three researchers responsible for setting up what they call the Phantom Road study. Boise State... Read more » The post EOC 002: The Phantom Road – Noise Pollution and it’s Effect on Wildlife with Jesse Barber, Chris McClure and Heidi Ware appeared first on Wild Lens.