BIRD WATCHING WHILE BLACK: A WILDLIFE ECOLOGIST SHARES HIS TIPS

J. Drew Lanham believes that conserving birds and their habitat is a moral mission that needs the broadest and most diverse audience possible to be successful. Hes a professor of wildlife ecology in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences at Clemson University in South Carolina, as well as a published poet, naturalist, hunter, and birder. Hes aware that this last specialtybirderisnt something people expect a black man to be, and after seeing what was going on in the news, he wrote 9 Rules for the Black Birdwatcher, a satirical essay adapted to film by BirdNote. Produced by Ari Daniel. Videography by Amanda Kowalski. Learn more about J. Drew Lanham s work through these links: An Ode 2 Birding While Black by Drew Lanham. Behind the Binoculars With Drew Lanham. Becoming a Naturalist. New Heads for New People, Episode 6: Finding the Sweet Spot. The Freedom to Bird. Support for this video comes from BirdNote donors.