TALONS OF HOPE
Talons of Hope is a global journey into the world of raptor conservation, bringing you inspiring stories, cutting-edge science, and the voices of those fighting to keep birds of prey soaring.
Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes
TALONS OF HOPE
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Talons of Hope: A Year of Raptors, People, and Purpose
As we closed out 2025, this special January 2026 episode of Talons of Hope pauses to reflect on the stories, people, and places that shaped our first season.Across ten episodes, we travelled from tropical forests and open g...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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6:48
Turning Off the Kill Switch: How Mongolia Made Its Power Grid Safer for Raptors. With Dr Andrew Dixon
For years an unseen hazard hung over the steppe. Standard distribution poles were silently killing thousands of raptors each year, including Saker Falcons. In this episode, Dr Andrew Dixon explains how leadership from Abu Dhabi, later anchored ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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30:15
From Barrels to Broods with Dr Andrew Dixon: Abu Dhabi’s Vision and Mongolia’s Falcon Turnaround
What does it take to bring a national bird back from the brink? In this opening episode of our three-part Talons of Hope special on the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund's signature project in Mongolia, Dr. Andrew Dixon—the Partners fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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32:32
Islands on the Edge: Saving the World’s Most Endangered Raptors
Across the world’s scattered islands, from the volcanic ridges of the Philippines to the icy fjords of Tierra del Fuego, live some of the rarest and most extraordinary birds of prey on Earth. These are the island raptors—hawks, owls, eag...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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34:46
Wings to Fly: From Science to Stewardship in Raptor Conservation with Laurie Goodrich
In this inspiring episode of Talons of Hope, we sit down with Dr. Laurie Goodrich—Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary—and explore what it takes to build the next generation of true conserva...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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27:48
