Episodes

  • Beyond the Bars: Who We Are and Why We Speak Out

    Beyond the Bars: Who We Are and Why We Speak Out
    Jul 13 2025

    In this episode of Conservation Beyond the Cage, we pull back the curtain on the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation (RSCF)—who we are, what we stand for, and why we’re launching a podcast that dares to say what others won’t.

    www.rarespecies.org

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    7 mins
  • The "Parrot King"--From Feathers to Fraud

    The "Parrot King"--From Feathers to Fraud
    Jul 12 2025

    Martin Guth, self-described parrot king, pledge to save the critically endangered spixes macaw. Instead he sold it. This is a story about profiting in the name of conservation.

    References include: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hdgm8lLLFpM2AcUeymiVongdTo4YREi1/view?pli=1

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J2whDz-fdSnLOp8kHiRpUuxlZT5q3jf_/view

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/18VTeSVMjqFklrPSyuiW6-I1Sjg3wOuLh/view

    https://www.audubon.org/magazine/parrot-king

    https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/institutional-conflict-puts-successful-spixs-macaw-reintroduction-at-risk/
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    8 mins