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For our third episode, I sat down with BAX co-founder and co-director Dr. Shannon Riggs, to talk about her career providing medical care for injured and orphaned wild animals, the past, present and future of wildlife rehabilitation, and the never ending need for financial support.
We also discover a shared opinion on the topic of Rage Against the Machine. Hope you enjoy the episode!
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Hi Friends and Lovers of the Wild,
Back in January, I posted a story on our facebook page concerning a study of the Common Murre (Uria aalge) die off that occured in the Eastern Pacific Ocean the the Fall/Winter/Spring of 2015/2016. It’s a sad story about the deaths of a million of these remarkable seabirds.
Immediately after posting the story I got a message from a friend and fellow animal rescuer in the Los Angeles area:
“It all seems so heartbreakingly pointless doesn’t it? We’re busting our asses saving one animal at a time and the whole f*****g planet is on the brink of extinction. If we don’t blow ourselves up in another war first.”
I felt that her despair was real and very familiar. So I wanted to address it without relying on platitudes… It became the instigator of our second podcast for our newy launched Bird Ally X: New Wild Review.
It’s a 29 minute “meditation” on our current world and the inevitable nature of despair. No answers are offered, but I hope that those of you in this field who feel hopeless at times are at least offered a branch to cling to…
As always, if you like our content and appreciate our work, please support us.
Thank you for your love of the Wild, and your support of Bird Ally X,
Monte Merrick
This podcast was written and produced by Monte Merrick. The music used in this podcast is from Dreaming Dead Sea (Uria aalge)
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Volume 1, Episode 1 Natural history, daily work, and frequent sightings:
Our first episode of our new podcast! In this premiere episode, we’re sharing BAX co-founder Monte Merrick’s talk on the importance of understanding the lives of wild animals in order to provide quality care for injured wildlife in care. This is adapted from a talk MM gave at an oil spill conference in 2007.
