{"id":19942,"date":"2017-11-01T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=19942"},"modified":"2018-01-18T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T21:20:11","slug":"birds-korea-represented-in-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=19942","title":{"rendered":"Birds Korea represented in Qu\u00e9bec"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trying to answer questions in French…<\/p><\/div>\n

Last weekend I had the pleasure of giving a 20-minute talk at the Congr\u00e8s Qu\u00e9bec Oiseaux 2017 in Victoriaville, Qu\u00e9bec. The talk, which was given in (rusty) French, started with a sketch of what it\u2019s like to live and bird in Korea, followed by a look at the work Birds Korea does, and some of the conservation challenges, both large and small, that confront Korea’s natural realm. Large-scale destructive projects like Saemangeum and Four Rivers were explained, as well as the smaller scale threats faced by Korean birds and their habitat. I used several personal anecdotes to paint the picture in an engaging manner.<\/p>\n

Aside from the nerve-wracking aspect of giving such a speech in French, the rest of the day was quite pleasant, as I got to compare notes with other participants. Throughout the day I fielded questions about the birding and conservation scene in Korea, which most folks there knew very little about.<\/p>\n

The process of putting together the presentation reminded me how incredible and dynamic (if heartbreaking at times) it was to be a birder in South Korea, and of course all the amazing times I had with other members of Birds Korea. Hopefully I can return in the new year, to have a fresh set of birding adventures with my friends in Korea.<\/p>\n

A big thank you to Nial Moores, for allowing me to use images\/data\/graphs produced by Birds Korea, and to Tim Edelsten and Robin Newlin for letting me use their images of grim habitat destruction and the bird species it impacts.<\/p>\n

Watch the video of the speech here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dtZSBklk3sQ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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