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“A Wing and a Prayer” is a journey through nationwide efforts to save birds

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Keith Russell looks through binoculars while conducting a breeding bird census.
Keith Russell, program manager of urban conservation at Audubon Pennsylvania, looks through binoculars while conducting a breeding bird census, at Wissahickon Valley Park Friday, June 5, 2020 in Philadelphia. The viral video of a white woman targeting a Black bird watcher in New York’s Central Park has renewed attention to how the great outdoors can often be far from great for Black people. Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo

We’ve lost nearly three billion birds over the past 50 years. Luckily, there are people out there working to save them. We hear from two retired journalists who traveled the country talking to the people on the front lines of bird conservation.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Beverly Gyllenhaal Guest
  • Anders Gyllenhaal Guest

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