#S09 Special Episode - An In Depth Look at the Breathing Process of Birds with Dr. David Bird
The goal of the “In-Depth Look” series of videos is to explore these subjects in more detail — examining the relevance, efficacy, and methods of incorporating these work and life experiences into budo practice, budo teaching, and community building.
This episode with Dr. David Bird, we explore the unique physiology and breathing systems among birds, and the wonders of nature. His current pet project is to establish the Gray Jay as Canada’s National Bird. Please support this initiative by signing the Change.Org petition. Learn more about this amazing creature at https://www.canadajay.org/
In this fascinating conversation, we learn about:
- Bird Physiology
- The wonders of unidirectional breathing
- How different bird species have adaptations that fit their environment
Additional Biography https://www.askprofessorbird.com/about-dr-bird
Recently retired as an Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology and Director of the Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and now living on Vancouver Island, Dr. David Bird has published 200 peer-reviewed papers and supervised 50 graduate students on a wide range of wildlife themes, including endangered species, toxicology, captive propagation of birds of prey, human-wildlife conflicts, and today, the application of UAVs to wildlife research and conservation.
He has taught several university-level courses, including ornithology, wildlife conservation, ethology, and scientific communication. He has written and/or edited no less than ten books, the most recent ones being ‘Birds of Eastern Canada’ and ‘Birds of Western Canada’ in 2013.
Dr. Bird is a past-president of the Raptor Research Foundation Inc., past-president of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, an elected Fellow of the American Ornithologists Union, a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Birding Association, an elected member representing Canada on the prestigious International Ornithological Committee, and recently, a member of the Board of Directors of Bird Studies Canada. He is the Founding Editor of a newly launched peer-reviewed publication, the Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems and sits on the board of Unmanned Systems Canada, an organization dedicated to the use of unmanned vehicles.
Besides his innumerable public lectures and radio and television appearances, Dr. Bird was also a regular columnist on birds for The Gazette of Montreal and continues to write regular columns on birds for Bird Watchers Digest magazine and Canadian Wildlife magazine. In 2013 the Canadian Wildlife Federation honoured him with the Roland Michener Award for Wildlife Conservation.
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