This episode features Dr. Christine Sheppard, the Bird Collisions Campaign Manager at the American Bird Conservancy. Dr. Sheppard is responsible for leading the effort to reduce bird mortality from collisions with glass and to advance the issue at all levels. In this episode, Mitch and Matt talk to Dr. Sheppard about:
Her background as a bird curator and how she got started with the ABC (5:00-11:07)
What the ABC is and why it got started (11:07-14:23)
What is bird friendly glass? (15:00- 16:25)
What is a threat factor? How is it calculated? (16:25- 26:29)
How do you figure out what threat factor a specific building needs? (26:45- 32:08)
What are the best methods to make glass bird friendly? (32:32- 37:31)
What does the future of bird friendly glass look like?- (37:31- 42:24)
Final Takeaway (42:24)